Respondeat superior.

Practice point: Pursuant to the doctrine, an employer may be liable when the employee acts negligently or intentionally, so long as the tortious conduct is generally foreseeable and a natural incident of the employment.

Student note:  However, liability doe not attach for torts committed by an employee who is acting solely for personal motives unrelated to the furtherance of the employer's business.

Case: Horvath v. L & B Gardens, Inc., NY Slip Op 08124 (2d Dept. 2011).

Here is the decision.

Tomorrow’s issue: Legal malpractice.