Hazel Was Deliberately Cheated by a Clerk at the Hamilton

question 48

Multiple Choice

Hazel was deliberately cheated by a clerk at the Hamilton Bay Corp. Can the corporation be found guilty of a criminal offence?

• A) Yes, there is vicarious liability to the corporation.
• B) Yes, since the clerk was an employee working at her job at the time.
• C) No, because she was a low- level employee.
• D) Yes, since there is obviously a "directing mind" in this act.
• E) No, since corporations cannot be criminally found guilty.

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