You hire Frank to make deliveries for your office supply business.Frank has a history of driving while intoxic

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ated,but he didn't reveal his driving history to you when applying for the job.Thus,you had no way of knowing that he was dangerous on the roads.After a week in your employment,he drunkenly crashes the company van into a legally parked car while making his deliveries.Which one of the following statements is correct?

A-You can be held liable for Frank's negligence under the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur.
B-You can be held liable for Frank's actions under the doctrine of respondeat superior or vicarious liability.
C-Beacause Frank had the accident while acting as an employee,only you as his employer-not Frank personally-can be held liable for neglience.

Answer 1

Hey Trina, do you post ALL of your homework questions here??

Answer 2

B.
Both the employee and the employer can be held liable. However, Frank would also face criminal charges that the employer would not.

This question is Res Ipsa Loquitur, (the thing speaks for itself) and just a little FYI.... Not all states recognize Res Ipsa.

Answer 3

Everyone else already pinted out the double standard. One which liberals refuse to admit exists, regardless of acres of proof. My advice to anyone remotely interested in politics, is to save newspaper clippings. The websites of our leading newspapers tend to pull down articles whenever it makes them look like bad reporters. But to add to what everyone else has said regarding Hernman Cain: In the eyes of our state-run media, Herman Cain must be discredited or destroyed, because he represents proof that a black American can succeed without worshiping at the altar of Liberalism. Anything that disrupts their narrative cannot possibly exist. Anything that threatens thier control over an entire group of people must be stopped. Libs have had the black vote for the last 50 years. They are not going to give it up easily.

Answer 4

C. As an employer you are required to do due diligence on an employee. Why didn't you check his background? His references? His other jobs? Sounds like the employer is a complete moron in this case.

BTW, you should start doing your own homework.

Answer 5

B you are both held liable. I would pay the settlement and fire Frank for lieing on his application.

Answer 6

B....you are actually both liable, however, if he wasn't insured and you were then you take the fault. And if noone is injured, then its really based on the repairs of your vehicle. There is no bodily injury it was a parked car.

Answer 7

Why didn't you check Frank's driving record before you hired him?

Answer 8

B