Under which of the following does the liability of an employer for the actions of the employee cease to exist?

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The employer's liability ceases to exist in the case where the service representative argues with a customer over the allegiance of his basketball team rather than the delivery of an inferior product. Some respondeat superior cases involve an employee's intentional tort. If a store's service representative strikes a customer during an argument over the return of merchandise, the store will be liable under respondeat superior. But if the argument concerns football instead of the return of merchandise, the store will not be liable. The difference is that the argument over football is not within the scope of employment.

Under Which of the Following Does the Liability of an Employer