Smith and Roberson's Business Law 16th Edition by Richard Mann,Barry Roberts

تمرين 4

Sherwood negligently ran into the rear of Austen's car, which was stopped at a stoplight. As a result, Austen received bodily injuries and her car was damaged. Sherwood, arts editor for the Mississippi Press Register , was en route from a Louis Armstrong concert he had covered for the newspaper. When the accident occurred he was on his way to spend the night at a friend's house. Austen sued Sherwood and-under the doctrine of respondeat superior -Sherwood's employer, the Mississippi Press Register. Who is liable? Explain.