Dan asks his agent Jude to drop off some medicines at his mother's house.On his way back, Jude decides to have lunch at a diner two blocks away from his workplace.While walking back to work, he jaywalks at a green signal on the road, causing a motorcyclist to hit the kerb and injure himself while attempting to avoid hitting Jude.Under the concept of ________, Dan is liable for the injuries caused to the motorcyclist.

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Jude's act of jaywalking, which led to the motorcyclist's injury, is considered a "frolic and detour," meaning he was acting outside the scope of his employment duties, thus making Dan liable.

Dan Asks His Agent Jude to Drop Off Some Medicines