Jack, a 17-year-old high school student living at home with his parents, decided one day to try the old practical joke he had seen so many times on television and in movies where a bucket of water is balanced on a partially open door so that the next person to enter the room through that door is drenched. Knowing that his parents were giving a dinner party that evening, Jack obtained a bucket from the tool shed, filled it with ice water, and balanced it on the partially open door of the guest bedroom, knowing that his father would take the guests' coats and wraps in there and toss them on the bed. Later that evening, Walt, an invited guest of Jack's parents, mistakenly wandered into the guest bedroom in search of the bathroom. Jack's father had decided to keep all the guests' coats in the hall closet, since there were only three couples coming to dinner. As Walt opened the door to the guest bedroom, the bucket of ice water plunged down upon him, opening a four-inch cut in his scalp. Walt was rushed to the hospital, where 12 stitches were required to close the head wound. In an action by Walt against Jack and his parents for personal injuries, the court should determine Jack's culpability according to:
A. The presumption against negligence afforded to all minors.
B. The age, experience, and intelligence of an ordinarily prudent minor in circumstances similar to Jack's.
C. The standard applicable to adults, since Jack is nearly grown.
D. Strict liability, since the practical joke turned out to be so dangerous.
Choose A, B, C or D as your solution.
B