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

question 19

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.Liability for Niles's act most likely rests with Orson to

• A)no extent.
• B)the proportionate extent of the number of shares Orson owns.
• C)the amount of Orson's investment in the firm.
• D)the full extent.

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