ADM 3360 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Ginger Beer, Vicarious Liability, Odometer
6 Oct 2017
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Torts- wrongdoing (route: french conduct that has harmed others and there is a damage. Negligence: unreasonable conduct that includes carelessness or an omission causing harm to others: ex. Hagen hall 302, go up the stairs to get to the class, main entrance at the back of the classroom. Assault: the threat of imminent physical harm. Battery: when there is an intentional infliction of harmful or offensive physical contact: ex. Vicarious liability: an employer is responsible for the wrongdoing of an employee during ordinary scope of employment. If outside the normal scope of employment, then the employer is not liable: ex. using uottawa computers for illegal gambling, the school is not liable. Non pecuniary damages: involves compensation for pain and sufferance, including loss of enjoyment of less/life expectancy: ex. Car accident and are now stuck in a wheelchair. If drinking inside a private home, offering someone a drink before they drive- you are not legally responsible.
