Which of the following best demonstrates the concept of vicarious liability?
A) A man's dog runs out of the house and mauls a letter carrier.
B) A cow leaves its pasture, walks into the garden of another farmer and destroys all the farmers crops.
C) Jack is employed by Jim as a trainees mechanic. Jack goes to a party and is asked by a friend, Mary, to check her car that won't start. Jack checks the car. A few minutes after Mary drives away, the car's ignition explodes.
D) Jack is employed by Jim as a trainee mechanic. Jim's sister, Maggie brings her car to the shop. It has an engine problem. Jack has never worked on a car's engine before. Jim asks Jack to work on the engine. Jack works on the engine. Later when Maggie drives off in the car, the engine explodes.
E) none of the above
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