Thomas Gilbert is an employee at Hazard Escrow. Ralph Dinkins, an attorney, has been using Hazard for closings on a large number of properties he has been selling to limited partnerships he has created. Because he has been using different names for selling the property, the notarized acknowledgments on the deeds were a problem. Dinkins has been giving Gilbert $750 per closing to notarize the signatures. Dinkins' limited partnerships turn out to be frauds. The limited partners wish to recover from Hazard Escrow.

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Hazard Escrow is liable for the actions of its employee, Thomas Gilbert, because he was acting within the scope of his employment when he notarized the signatures, even though he did so fraudulently. Employers are generally liable for the wrongful acts of their employees if those acts are performed within the course of employment.

Thomas Gilbert Is an Employee at Hazard Escrow