It depends on whose side you are on. You can still argue both ways. In practice, the court argues both ways so you can either be the Court, attorney for the defendant or the plaintiff.
You have assumed that the first machine wasn’t paid for. I assumed it was paid for. Both arguments are correct because the case is hypothetical and it does not mention if the machine was paid for or not.
If the case is a real case, kindly send the actual details of the case for me to look it up and give you the exact argument for this question.
Use your own argument (the one you are comfortable with) to complete your assignment. Either way, the law can only apply to a specific aspect. The argument is open-ended because practically, we need an attorney for both sides of the argument. By now, those pointers are enough for you to complete that assignment.
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