Question

Peter owns an auto dealership. Peter hires Cara as a receptionist, Ben as a salesperson, Stacy as a mechanic, and the "Clean as a Whistle Co." to come in at night and clean the premises. Which situation is LEAST likely to result in liability for Peter?
a. Cara, with authority, buys office supplies from Office Stuff.

b. Ben sells a car at a$ 1 ,000 markdown, after Peter told him not discount more than$ 500.

c. Stacy forgets to put the oil plug back into Daria's car after an oil change, damaging the engine when the oil runs out.

d. Emeralda from " Clean as a Whilte Co." runs over patty Pedestrain in the dealership's parking lot.

Answer 1

Answer:

d. Emeralda from " Clean as a Whilte Co." runs over patty Pedestrain in the dealership's parking lot.

Explanation:

Liability is the degree to which a person is responsible for injury that happens to another party in a lawsuit. Peter owns an auto dealership. Peter hires Cara as a receptionist, Ben as a salesperson, Stacy as a mechanic, and "Clean as a Whistle Co." as cleaners.

Peter will be least liable if Emralda from "Clean as a Whistle Co." runs over Patty I'm the dealership's parking lot.

This is because Peter hired the company as a seperate entity from the cleaning company employees. The conduct of employees from the cleaning company is responsibility of "Clean as a Whistle Co."