Billy Owns a Bike Shop in a Coastal California Town

Billy owns a bike shop in a coastal California town.His shop sells and repairs bikes.One of his employees was repairing a bike with one of those pesky intermittent problems that would never occur when the repair technician was around.The customer said that the gears periodically would not shift properly.The employee took the bike out for a test ride hoping to replicate the problem.The problem did not appear.Because it was approaching noon,the employee decided to ride the bike home to have lunch.On the way back to the shop,the employee hit a small child and injured her.Discuss the liability of the employee and Billy's bike shop for the injuries to the child.