Joe Was a Chauffeur, Working for Sam

question 184

Essay

Joe was a chauffeur, working for Sam. When Joe was taking the car in to have it serviced, he saw a brand new BMW and bought it on behalf of Sam. When he took it home, Sam was upset, explained that he didn't want a new BMW, and told him to take it back. Joe persuaded him to take it for a test drive first. Explain the legal position of the parties.

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Definitions:

Self-efficacy

A person's belief in their own ability to succeed in specific situations or accomplish a task.

Personal Evaluation

An assessment of one's own abilities, characteristics, or performance, often in comparison to others or to personal standards.

Deterministic

The philosophical belief that all events, including moral choices, are completely determined by previously existing causes.

Psychodynamic

A psychological perspective that emphasizes unconscious psychological processes and contends that childhood experiences significantly influence adult personality.