Under the doctrine of respondeat superior: A.the release from legal liability of
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Under the doctrine of respondeat superior:
A.the release from legal liability of a servant-employee for a wrongful act does not prevent legal recovery from the master-employer for the act by the servant-employee.
B.if a servant employee is sued and found not be liable for an alleged wrongful act, the master-employer cannot be held vicariously liable for that act
C.whether the servant-employee was acting within the scope of his or her employment has very little impact on the potential ability of the master-employer
D.the master-employer can never be held responsible for the criminal acts of a servant-employee
Explanation / Answer
Under the doctrine of respondeat superior:
B.if a servant employee is sued and found not be liable for an alleged wrongful act, the master-employer cannot be held vicariously liable for that act.
Because the doctrine of respondeat superior states that the principal-employer is liable for any harm caused to a third party by an agent-employee within the scope of employment. This doctrine imposes vicarious liability, or indirect liability, on the employer—that is, liability without regard to the personal fault of the employer for torts committed by an employee in the course or scope of employment. So if The employee is not been found guilty the employer cannot be held vicariously.
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