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Which of the following was the result in the case in the text Wesley Locke v.Ozark City Board of Education,in which an umpire was injured by an angry parent and sued claiming that he was an intended third-party beneficiary under a contract the defending board of education had with the Alabama High School Athletic Association requiring police protection which was not provided?


A) The umpire won as a matter of law because he was an intended third-party beneficiary to the contract between the defending school board and the athletic association, and the defendant had an absolute nondelegable duty to provide protection ensuring that no one was hurt.
B) The umpire won as a matter of law because although he was not an intended third-party beneficiary to the contract between the defending school board and the athletic association, the defendant had an absolute nondelegable duty to provide protection ensuring that no one was hurt.
C) The defending school board won as a matter of law because although the umpire was an intended third-party beneficiary to the contract, only the athletic association could proceed with a lawsuit.
D) The defending school board won as a matter of law because the umpire was not an intended third-party beneficiary to the contract.
E) The case was remanded for trial on the issue of whether adequate police protection was provided in view of the fact that the plaintiff was an intended third-party beneficiary to the contract between the school board and the athletic association.

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