Exam DISC-IA Practice Question 234
Study guide: Exam DISC-IA
A furniture store's employee, driving the store's truck on a delivery route, negligently rear-ends a car. The same day, an independent courier the store hired to deliver a lamp, who drives her own van and sets her own methods, negligently hits a cyclist. Is the store liable for either accident under respondeat superior?
- A) Liable for the employee's accident, not liable for the courier's
- B) Liable for both, because both drivers were delivering the store's goods
- C) Liable for neither, because the store itself was not negligent
- D) Liable for the courier's accident only, because she was hired for that delivery
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