In a malpractice case, where the treating "physician" is found to have fraudulently obtained a state medical license by using the name of a deceased physician, the court would most likely rule _____.
A. The hospital is not liable since it could properly rely upon the state having issued the medical license.
B. The hospital is liable since it breached its implied duty to select competent physicians.
C. The hospital is not liable since it is the state that is in the best position to protect patients.
D. The hospital is not liable since malpractice cases do not apply to "masquerading physicians.