Joe and Frank are partners in a delivery business. Their only business asset is the truck they use for deliveries, which is jointly owned by the partners. Frank, while on a business run, speeds through a red light, hits a car, and causes personal injury to the car owner of $150,000 . In the apportionment of liability for this injury among the partners
a. the most that could be taken from Joe is his half-ownership in the truck
b. the most that can be taken from Joe is $75,000
c. Joe is not liable at all since he was not the driver
d. Joe could be required to pay the full $150,000 in damages
e. Joe would be liable only for the amount of profit earned in the trucking business
D
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