Stephen Brooks was employed as a sales representative for the Bob King Mitsubish

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Stephen Brooks was employed as a sales representative for the Bob King Mitsubishi car dealership. Reba Stanley, age eighteen, met with Brooks to test drive a Mitsubishi pickup truck. During the test drive, Brooks assaulted Stanley “by touching and grabbing her about her arms, hands, groin area, and breasts. He also exposed his genitals and placed her hand on his private parts.” When they re­turned from the test drive, Brooks took her to the Mitsubishi service department and “again exposed himself and tried to force her to touch him.” Stanley was able to free her­self and left the dealership. Brooks was later convicted on charges arising out of the in­ci­dent. Stanley sued both Brooks and the car dealership, claiming that she had suffered severe emotional distress as a result of the assault. The trial court granted the dealer­ship’s motion for summary judgment and entered a default judgment against Brooks. Stanley appealed, arguing that the dealership should be held liable for Brooks’s torts un­der the doctrine of respondeat superior. What should the appellate court decide?

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Ans: Its a serious kind of offence as Stanley beleived in the dealer and went for drive. unexpected happended with her. As per criminal laws for women Harrasing in public and molesting is a serious crime. The court should order hefty fine on the dealer and also to sentence Brookes for imprisonment so that in future no one will dare to commit such henious crime.

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