Jack Machinery Limited is a clothing company.Jake is an employee of the company.Part of Jake's work includes attending at the home of purchasers to repair machines purchased directly from Jack Machinery and still under warranty.Jake is due to attend at the home of Mary to repair a machine purchased by Mary.He cannot make it,and so he asks a friend,Mike,to attend for him.Mike is not an employee of Jack Machinery Limited.While at the home of Mary,Mike gets into an argument with Mary and during the course of the argument slaps Mary.Mary can now sue Jack Machinery Limited for assault and battery.

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Mary cannot directly sue Jack Machinery Limited for the actions of Mike because Mike is not an employee of Jack Machinery Limited, and therefore, the company may not be held vicariously liable for his actions.

Jack Machinery Limited Is a Clothing Company