Ls311 Right Or Wrong Case Study
Right or Wrong Scenario
Edgar Munoz
Kaplan University
LS311
January 13, 2015
When looking at the following scenario the plaintiff will go after the store due to the employee is the one that ran over the dog. Theory of vicarious liability is considered in order to claim that a business is responsible for its employee’s actions, in this case the employee driving the pregnant lady to the hospital (Miller & Jentz, 2010, p. 457). Responedeat superior generally states that a business will be responsible for the actions of its employee or employees. Looking at this you have to see if the employee acted within their scope of job duties (Miller & Jentz, 2010, p. 457). In this case the employees was acting out side of the scope.
Edgar Munoz
Kaplan University
LS311
January 13, 2015
When looking at the following scenario the plaintiff will go after the store due to the employee is the one that ran over the dog. Theory of vicarious liability is considered in order to claim that a business is responsible for its employee’s actions, in this case the employee driving the pregnant lady to the hospital (Miller & Jentz, 2010, p. 457). Responedeat superior generally states that a business will be responsible for the actions of its employee or employees. Looking at this you have to see if the employee acted within their scope of job duties (Miller & Jentz, 2010, p. 457). In this case the employees was acting out side of the scope.