QUESTION 28 The driver for a restaurant had been drinking before he began making

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QUESTION 28 The driver for a restaurant had been drinking before he began making deliveries of food. In addition to violating a criminal law, the restaurant had strict rules prohibiting driving while intoxicated. The driver drove into the back of a car and killed the passenger in the car. Is the restaurant liable for the car crash? O A Yes, because the restaurant should have given its employees a Breathalyzer test upon arrival at work. O B. Yes, under the theory of respondeat superior. O C. No, because the employee alone is responsible for his own bad decisions. O D.No, because the employee was an independent contractor

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Under respondeat superior, employer may be responsible for the act of the employee.

So in this case, restaurant is liable for the car crash as they should have make sure that everything was according to the lae.

Option B looks correct

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