SW 6740 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Respondeat Superior, Vicarious Liability

• School: University of Utah
• Department: Social Work, College of
• Course: SW 6740
• Professor: Bruce Chandler

Document Summary

Can be a defense raised by an employer to avoid payment to a third party who would otherwise collect damages from the employer. Or a bad idea if you are an employee. let the master: respondeat superior. On his way back to the shop, al gets pulled over because the truck has a tail light out and is issued a ticket. While delivering furniture for store x, al backs into a customer"s mailbox and damages it. While on his usual lunch break, al bumps into a parked car and causes some damage. Al is tired at the end of the day and takes his delivery truck home, which is against company policy. The truck is scratched while it is in his yard. On a slow delivery day, al takes some time to go visit his grandmother in the hospital and gets a ticket when he parks in an ambulance-only parking spot.