Melanie and Clay are partners in a law firm partnership. Melanie failed to respond to a lawsuit against a client on time, resulting in a $1 million verdict against the client. The client is now suing Melanie and Clay. As partners, they are both jointly and severally liable for the debt. Adam is president of a corporation. The board instructed another employee, Bob, not to borrow money on behalf of the company. Bob borrowed money anyway, and now Bob will be personally liable for the debt because he exceeded his actual authority. Crawford wants to acquire land from another company, Toxic Waste, but does not want Toxic Waste's liabilities. An asset acquisition would