Case Study: Flowers Inc.

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Jim, the victim in the following case, cannot recover damages from Ruth, although she is responsible for the damage caused to him. He will have to instead recover from her employer, Flowers Inc. The occurrence of the accident happened within the range of employment and the employer is responsible, so this would fall under the respondent superior liability. As per the respondeat superior liability, the employer is responsible, accountable and liable for the damage resulted from the accident (BizFilings, 2016). The facts of the case shows that due to the lack of availibiliy of delivery trucks, caused Ruth’s employer to instruct her to her personal vehicle to deliver the flowers. Jim can claim for cover charges by proving that Ruth was at fault

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