Cengage Advantage Books: Business Law 9th Edition by Arnold Goldman ,William Sigismond

Exercise 20

White, a truck driver employed by Inter-City, was driving a tractor-trailer along a highway when he got into a disagreement with Kuehn while attempting to pass his car. When both drivers pulled off the road to talk, White hit Kuehn on the head with a metal pipe, injuring him. White was convicted of assault. Kuehn sued both White and Inter-City for damages for his injuries. Is Inter-City responsible for White's actions? (Kuehn v. White Inter-City Auto Freight, Inc., Wash. 600 P.2d 679)