A corporation is liable for all torts committed by its employees while acting in the course of and within the scope of their employment. This may be true even when the corporation has instructed the employee to avoid the act. This rule is a simple application of the agency concept of respondeat superior.

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A corporation is:

A) liable for all torts committed by its retired and ex-employees.
B) liable for all torts committed by its employees while acting within the scope of their employment.
C) liable for all torts committed by its employees under the doctrine of ultra vires.
D) not liable for the torts committed by its employees while acting on the instructions of a high-level manager.

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