Final Paper The Vicarious Liability of an Employee's Automobile Accident
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The Vicarious Liability of an Employee's Automobile Accident
Susan Jones
Bus 311
Professor Martin Connor
August 1, 2011
The Vicarious Liability of an Employee's Automobile Accident
Employers have a relationship with their employees known as the employer - employee relationship. The employer has the power to control the activities of the employee; therefore, the acts of the employee are considered the acts of the employer. This power comes with certain liabilities. In the case of an employee's act(s) of negligence, the employer may be vicariously liable to non-employees involved. Employers are liable to third parties who are injured by negligent employees (Richards, 2009). For example, an employer may be held responsible for an automobile accident caused by the negligent...
