Fact Pattern 39-1A (Questions A3-A4 Apply)

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Multiple Choice

Fact Pattern 39-1A (Questions A3-A4 apply)
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 39-1A.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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