Gem's principal asked her to pick up his dry-cleaning on her way to work. After she had picked up the dry-cleaning and was driving to work, Gem knocked over an old man crossing the street because she did not apply the brakes in time. Under the theory of ________, Gem's principal is liable to the injured man.

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Vicarious liability is a legal principle in which an individual or entity is held responsible for the actions or omissions of another person. In this scenario, Gem was running an errand for her principal when she caused an accident. Under the principle of vicarious liability, her principal can be held responsible for the injuries caused by Gem's actions while she was acting in the course of her employment. This is because the principal had control over Gem's actions by instructing her to pick up his dry-cleaning, and therefore has assumed the risk of her actions while carrying out that task.

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