Question

What was the result on appeal in Evan Rothberg v. Walt Disney Pictures, the case in the textbook in which a representative of the defendant convinced Robert Jahn, a senior executive at Disney who was dying from AIDS, to sign a release that waived his rights to approximately $2 million in employee benefits days before his death?

Answer 1

The court ruled out that a question of whether any release had been procured by the undue influence was a question for the jury.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the case of the Walt Disney Picture Vs Evan Rothberg where the defendant convinced one of the senior executive at Walt Disney, an AIDS patient and signed a release of around 2 million dollar in his employee benefits before the death of the executive. The defendant allegedly used the undue influence to obtain the large sum of money.

The court ruled in this case that the question of the jury was presented in the court as to whether any undue influence was present. In other words, it was a question for the jury that whether an undue influence had been procured for the release of the money.