VICARIOUS LIABILITY

Question 1

Trahan-Laroche v. Lockheed Sanders (trailer case)

Answer 1

Plaintiff’s injured when trailer separated from truck driven by employee of defendant–Court found respondeat superior applied because use of the trailer for personal uses was agreed upon by employer and employee, and there was negligent supervision

Question 2

Levitt v. Peluso (egg case)

Answer 2

Defendant’s passenger threw an egg from the car at plaintiff and injured him, so plaintiff also sued vehicle owner–Court found car was not proximate cause of the injury, so no liability for vehicle owner