Case 4.2 Flowers Inc

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Jim, the victim that was injured due to Ruth’s actions will not be able to recover any damages from her directly. This is due to the employer being directly liable and responsible of its own failure to supervise their employee’s intentional torts if the wrongful act in any way furthered the employer's purpose. When Ron, her supervisor asked her to deliver those flowers, he (Flowers' Inc ) assumed responsibility and it makes them liable for the damages. Also via the Respondeat superior doctrine which basically states that a party is responsible for and has vicarious liability for acts carried out by their agents/employees, Ron and vicariously Flowers' Inc are responsible for the damages to Jim. Furthermore, the decision to allow Ruth to operate a person vehicle due to the unavailability of the delivery trucks, Ron and Flowers' Inc again carry liability for Ruth’s actions and the subsequent damages she caused. …show more content…

Due to Flowers' Inc’s negligence in this matter, Jim may pursue personal injury compensation from Flowers' Inc. When Ruth carelessly parked her car on a steep hill without her parking brake engaged correctly, she created a factual causation, in this case. If not for Ruth’s actions, damages to Jim would not have taken place entirely. Due to Ruth’s breach of duty to operate her personal vehicle (though in use for business purposes at the time of the incident) Jim can pursue a damage reward due to her

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