Please enable JavaScript.
Coggle requires JavaScript to display documents.
vicarious liabilty and employer liabiltity - Coggle Diagram
vicarious liabilty and employer liabiltity
definition = liaiblity imposed upon on a person other than the tortfeasor
'substituted' liability = a person is held liabile as subsitatute ofr hte acutal wrongdoer. princpel / agent
statue or common law = partnership laible for a partner's wrongdoing, common law
parent may be liable for a child's wrongdoing, statue
laibiltiy for vehicle owners, permissive use statues, for accidnts
employment relatinships [ princpel / agent ]
an employer is held liable for the tortious conduct by an employee
scope of employment = a relationship in which an employee assents to act on behalf of an employer for hte employer's benefit and subject othe employer's control. ABC
three key distinctions
1 more item...
x and y are in an employment relatiohshp
x is the employer and y is the employee
y acts, motivated to, within the scope of employment in causing injury to z
result = x is liable to z for tort of y
y si also liable to z, although often judgment proof
x can seek indemnificaiton from y, not