LAW 633 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Independent Contractor, Sunoco
31 May 2020
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Agency & tort liability: r3d (agency), 7. 01. Agent is liable to third parties harmed by agent"s tort although he acts as an agent or employee within the scope of employment, unless statute provides otherwise: r3d (agency), 7. 03. 7. 07(3): scope when performing work assigned by the employer or engaging in a course of conduct subject to the employer"s control. Page 1 of 4: not within scope when independent course of conduct not intended by the employee to serve any purpose of the employer. Person who contracts to do something but is not controlled. He may or may not be an agent: r2d (agency), 220. Page 2 of 4: humble oil v. martin. Gas station failure to set emergency brakes while fueling causing tort. Humble contracted with schneider who held himself out to be the gas station boss who hired manis the station employee.
