An Intoxicated Employee Causes an Automobile Accident After Drinking Alcohol

question 6

Multiple Choice

An intoxicated employee causes an automobile accident after drinking alcohol at a company function.Under what tort can the employer be held liable? (See the Lev v.Beverly Enterprises-Massachusetts,Inc.,case.)

• A) An employer can be liable to the plaintiff injured in the accident,based upon the principle of vicarious liability
• B) An employer can be liable to the plaintiff injured in the accident,under an aided-in-the-agency theory.
• C) An employer can be liable to the plaintiff injured in the accident,based upon successor liability.
• D) The employer is never liable to the plaintiff injured in the accident.

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