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

Exercise 7

Laird was employed by ABC TV Sales as a salesman. While installing a TV at ahome one day, he noticed that a water pipe in the kitchen had broken and waterwas flooding the area. Instead of calling his employer, he called a plumber heknew who arrived and repaired the leak. When the plumber submitted his bill toABC, it refused to pay the bill, claiming that Laird was not authorized to obtain theplumber's services.
Question
1. Was ABC ethical in refusing to pay the plumber's bill even though Laird needed help quickly and called the plumber instead of his employer?