LAW 122 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Tortious Interference, Blood Transfusion, Reasonable Person
19 Apr 2018
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Chapter 3: under vicariously liability an employee can be found responsible. Exam q: remedies: true or false: in cowles v balac, the court awarded the pls jennifer and david nominal damages, the african lion safari case, david received over 1 million $ Jennifer received around 800 000: false, nominal damages deal w/ a small amount of money (minimal) and focus more on taking responsibility. Vicarious liab allows the pl to claim damages from both an employee and an employer: principle: employer is vl for the acts it authorized an employee to do and other closely connected acts. Note, if not an independent contractor: bazley v curry. Case brief 4. 1: court held, vl the bar, bouncer personally liable, reduction in remedy b/c pl provoked. Summary: vl: victim of the tort can sue the employee. Employee is personally liable for the tort: victim of the tort can sue the employer the employer is vl for the employee"s tort.
