Question

The theory of __________ means ________.

A) Respondeat superior, an employee working with an organization and having committed a tort can be held liable for even though he or she did not intend the harm.

B) Respondeat superior torts committed by an employee during his employment will result in both the employee and the employer being held liable under tort law.

C) Respondeat superior, an employee may be held liable under tort law for the torts committed by her employer, while the employee was working at the organization .

D) proximate cause; an organization is not held liable under tort law for the torts committed by its employees during their work tenure at the organization.

Answer 1

B) Respondeat superior torts committed by an employee during his employment will result in both the employee and the employer being held liable under tort law.

The acts of the employees as well as that of the employers shall be held liable under the theory of Respondeat superior by the Court hence option B is correct. Hence be it the employers or the employees, shall have the vicarious liability towards the acts of each other (deemed as agents) according to the theory. However, as per the doctrine of Respondeat superior, the options A, C and D does not appropriately hold true in the Court of law hence eliminated.