Rush’s Pasta & Pizza employs Sigfried as a delivery driver. Rush’s guarantees that an order will be delivered within thirty minutes or there is no charge, and insists that its drivers meet the limit. One night, while making a delivery, Sigfried is caught in a traffic jam. To deliver the order within the thirty-minute time limit, Sigfried drives onto a sidewalk and hits Tanya, a pedestrian. Is Rush’s liable to Tanya for her injuries? Is Sigfried liable to Tanya? Why or why not?
Sigfried is liable to Tanya for his crimes due to tort of negligence. Rush is not liable for the following reasons:
1. Rush being the employer did not authorized Sigfried’s.
2. Rush could not have known that Sigfried would perform the act in question.
3.The act could have caused serious injuries to Tanya and is a serious crime.
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