The preliminary issue in the question is fast food restaurant is vicariously liable for the Cathy’s negligence. Since the concerns about the law of tort‚ the following analysis will focus on the possible tortuous liability instead of the potential breach of the contractual obligation and the criminal acts. In principle of vicarious liability‚ to make an employer liable for a wrong committed by an employee‚ the plaintiff must establish that: 1. defendant is an employee ( as opposed to an independent
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contract who is of age of majority according to law to which he is subject‚ and who is of sound mind‚ and is not disqualified from contracting by any law to which he is subject.” It means that the following three categories of persons are not competent to contract. 1. A person who has not attained the age of majority‚ i.e.‚ one who is minor. 2. A person who is of unsound mind 3. A person who has been disqualified from contracting by some law. Although the above mentioned categories of
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profit. Canny Gabrial Castle v Volume Sales(p200): Canny Gabrial argued that the 2 companies were joint ventures Decision: Agreement was partnership Polkinghorne v Holland(p205): Was the giving of financial advice outside the ordinary business of the law firm‚ such that the partners would be jointly liable Decision: Held that the firm was liable for the actions of hollan’s son Lec 5 Chap 13 Balfour v Balfour(256): At the time of the agreement‚ did the parties intend the arrangement
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CONTRACT LAW INTRODUCTION The Law of Contract governs the relationship between individuals in a wide range of circumstances. Everyday actions often involve making contracts and therefore the law has simple foundations. Contract law covers everything from simple shopping to large commercial deals and case law is wide in the matters that it covers also. Contracts are made by ordinary people in everyday situations many times a day e.g. buying a magazine‚ shopping‚ parking the car etc. Usually
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Requesting approval for payment; on 03/27/17 we received a payment request totaling $1‚491‚390 ($1‚225‚000 Loss & $266‚390) involving our Public Auto XOL contract effective 01/01/13. Our current o/s reserve is $1‚451‚950‚ an increase of $35‚558 in the loss adjustment expense is required‚ which will increase our total incurred to $1‚491‚390. The required pay time form has been tasked to K. Haniff. IAT issued a commercial auto policy effective 10/01/13 – 10/01/14 with limits of $5‚000‚000‚ the date
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LEGT 1710 BUSINESS AND THE LAW ASSIGNMENT 2: Semester 2‚ 2013 Length: 2000 words Worth: 20 Marks Due date: Monday 23 September 2013‚ by 5pm (See Course Outline Part A at para 4.4 for Submission Procedure) Winston operates a business‚ painting murals and other art works in offices and other commercial buildings. Over the past two years he has bought paint twice a month from Ron‚ a local paint manufacturer. Recently‚ Winston bought 100 cans of paint from Ron‚ which Winston then put in his storeroom
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Business Law 110 Mr. Blackmun Case Study Problem #1 September 16‚ 2009 Case Study: Arbitration The issue pertaining to this case is whether a court can set aside an arbitration award on the basis that it violates public policy‚ subsequent to Mr. Edson being released from his job after being found intoxicated while on duty and being awarded reinstatement by the arbitrators. Exxon Mobile‚ the employer‚ filed a suit claiming that the award contravenes with public policy‚ which opposes intoxicated
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Unit 2 Case Study: Baker v Osborne Development Corp. Name Kaplan University LS311-01: Business Law Professor Starcher December 13‚ 2012 When Thomas Baker and other homebuyers purchased their properties from Osborne Development Corp.‚ they may not have know that if there were defects on the property they would have to go into arbitration for restitution. From what I understand of the reading‚ Osborne Development Corp. purchased the home warranties after the purchase of
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Business Ethics: Discussion Board 1 Business Ethics: Case Study 1 Liberty University Business Law – BUSI561 Betzaida Aponte Abstract In this brief response to the business ethics case study‚ I will highlight findings that question the integrity of Next Step Herbal Health Company according to Ramona Alexander’s research on the company and her observations of the CEO’s engagement and the recruiter’s response to her raised concerns. There were three major issues I found that were questionable
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Final Paper Case Study 11 In the Final Paper (Case Study) it speaks to the following case and circumstances. Knarles and Barkley are father and son respectively. Barkley is seventeen years old. They operate a facilities maintenance company that regularly does business in the District of Columbia‚ Maryland and Virginia. The company is based in Maryland. They have a number of contracts with building owners where they have agreed to provide building maintenance to both residential and commercial
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