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Case Study Of Bernard And Babette Butkis Testimony

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Bernard and Babette Butkis Testimony Bernard and Babette Buskins present a plethora of potential wrong doings by a third party in this case their employer Richard A. Ryound. Dissecting the Butkis’s testimony allows for a one sided, well determined completion of arguments in favor and against their testimony. Beginning with their posture in their initial statement, creating a comprehensive objective argument, and effectively determining the outcome of the case through civil court action. Bernard and Babette Buskins present several factual realities that affected their life directly. As their testimony claims they moved to Washington D.C. and successfully hired by the White House Chief Strategist Richard A. Ryound. The testimony proposes several …show more content…

Ryound. The obvious emotional distress Mr. Ryound could have caused, potentially puts him in a less than tangible position compared to Mr. and Mrs. Buskins. There is conceivable evidence that Mr. Ryound was repetitively reminded of his unwanted rude behavior. This potential civil suit would push to recover damages from intentional physical and emotional distress. See Dolores Ann Boyle v. John H. Wenk, p. 2, (1979). Mr. Ryound’s behavior could be be classified as “extreme and outrageous” considering the physical abusive directed at Mrs. Buskins. Furthermore, looking at the “totality of circumstances” it is clearly evident that Mr. Ryound was partaking in outrageous conduct, defined as high order of reckless ruthless and deliberate malevolence that is simply intolerable. See Dolores Ann Boyle v. John H. Wenk, p. 4, (1979) and Chukwadera B. Okoliv. Blessings N. Okoli & another, p. 2, (2011). Shifting to Mr. Ryound’s perspective, there is no mention of any consent through official documentation or verbal form. Additionally, considering the rude actions Mr. Ryound showcased in Mr. Buskins testimony, essentially putting him on a pedestal of severe

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