**Scenario Overview:**Apollina, a successful model and actress, hires Isaac, an experienced Hollywood agent, to negotiate her movie deals. Isaac is on a golf course with Eunice, an executive at a Hollywood Studio, and the two get into a physical fight regarding Apollina's demands. Eunice sues Isaac for damages related to the fight. Who is responsible for Eunice's damages?**Options:**1. Isaac because he was acting as an agent on behalf of Apollina.2. Both Apollina and Isaac because they were both involved.3. Apollina, because she sent Isaac.4. Neither Isaac nor Apollina if Eunice was acting as the Hollywood Studio's agent.5. Isaac is responsible for his own torts.

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