Suppose a person’s uncle has an incurable and painful disease. The uncle, who
owns and manages a chemical plant, will die as a result of the disease within a year. Although
the uncle is miserable, he does not wish to terminate his own life. Because of the uncle’s
misery, he deliberately makes life miserable for his workers and he refuses to install needed
safety equipment, although he knows that this will mean the certain death of some
employees. The nephew is the uncle’s only living relative and so will inherit the uncle’s
business when the uncle dies. The nephew knows about the uncle’s treatment of employees,
and plans to install the needed safety equipment as soon as he takes over the business.