| Book Edition | 15th Edition |
| Author(s) | Clarkson, Miller |
| ISBN | 9780357129630 |
| Publisher | Cengage |
| Subject | Business |
Respondeat Superior.
ABC Tire Corp. hires Arnez as a traveling salesperson and assigns him a geographic area and time schedule in which to solicit orders and service customers. Arnez is given a company car to use in covering the territory. One day, Arnez decides to take his personal car to cover part of his territory. It is 11:00 a.m., and Arnez has just finished calling on all customers in the city of Tarrytown. His next appointment is at 2:00 p.m. in the city of Austex, twenty miles down the road. Arnez starts out for Austex, but halfway there he decides to visit a former college roommate who runs a farm ten miles off the main highway. Arnez is enjoying his visit with his former roommate when he realizes that it is 1:45 p.m. and that he will be late for the appointment in Austex. Driving at a high speed down the country road to reach the main highway, Arnez crashes his car into a tractor, severely injuring Thomas, the driver of the tractor. Thomas claims that he can hold ABC Tire Corp. liable for his injuries. Discuss fully ABC's liability in this situation. (See Liability for Torts and Crimes.)
