A landowner invited some friends, including his neighbor, to…
A landowner invited some friends, including his neighbor, to a party in his backyard. All the friends showed up, except for the neighbor. That evening, a guest produced and lit a large skyrocket. The skyrocket failed to climb properly and crashed into the neighbor’s garage, burning the garage to the ground. A local ordinance made it a misdemeanor to sell fireworks within the city limits. If the neighbor sues the landowner for the damage to his garage in a jurisdiction that applies the traditional liability rules for landowners and possessors of land, on which theory is he most likely to prevail?