Fact Pattern 24-1

question 18

Multiple Choice

Fact Pattern 24-1
Mountaintop Clearview Corporation authorizes Niles, its employee, to oversee its timber operation. In the course of his employment, Niles disposes of the operation’s waste illegally. Orson is a Mountaintop shareholder.


-Refer to Fact Pattern 24-1.With respect to Mountaintop and Niles,liability for this crime most likely rests with

• A)neither Mountaintop nor Niles.
• B)Mountaintop and Niles.
• C)Mountaintop only.
• D)Niles only.

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