Question

A wedding party hired a sole proprietorship to cater their wedding. In this situation the sole proprietorship is a partnership, and the employee who handled the job is a partner. The entire wedding party gets food poisoning. If the partner who mishandled the food knew the bride and was jealous of her marriage so he used roach killer instead of lemon juice in the frosting, the other partner would still be liable.
True
False

Answer 1

Answer:

False

Explanation:

A sole proprietorship is owned and managed by a single person. The owner is responsible for all the decisions and actions of his or her business. The owner may hire workers to assist in running the business. The workers remain workers and not partners in the business.

The law does not distinguish between the business and the owner. Any liabilities arising from the business are considered to be the owner's liability. In this wedding situation, the sole proprietor is solely responsible for the mistakes of his assistant.