Pa165 Torts Unit 6 Assignment

October 6, 2014

What primary sources did you use?

My primary sources were Westlaw, FindLaw and the IRS sourced from the web and Kaplan

Library.

What secondary sources did your use?

My Secondary sources were Nolo, All Law, National Institute of Business Management, and

Case briefs.

What search terms did you use for each search?

The search terms I used were Employee, Employer, Car Accident, Vicarious liability, Scope of

Employment, Respondeat Superior, frolic and detour case law.

What search method did you use (Terms and Connectors, Natural Language, and/or Easy

Search)?

I searched both Natural Language and Terms and Connectors.

John and his boss are on a business trip together and John decides to eat at his cousin’s house, which is on the way to the manufacturing plant. While on the way there, John collided with and injured a motorcyclist. AAA Auto Dealers could be held liable for the negligence of their employee because he was acting within the “scope of his employment”. “Employers are vicariously liable under the doctrine of "respondeat superior" for the negligent acts or omissions by their employees in the course of employment. The key phrase is "in the course of employment". (An Employer's Liability for Employee's Acts, 2014)” John and his boss are driving to the manufacturing plant, in a dealer car from John’s employer AAA Auto Dealer. John’s boss wanted a “good meal for a change”. John’s boss is authorizing the stop to John’s cousin’s house for dinner. John is acting “in the course of his employment” as they are in route to the manufacturing plant. John collided with and injured a motorcyclist. AAA Auto Dealers could be held liable for the negligence of their employee because his employer authorized the stop, and could be considered within the “scope of his employment”. “Scope of Employment is all actions that are closely connected to an employee’s work, which are done with a purpose to advance an...