Practice point: An employer is vicariously liable for an employee's acts committed within the scope of employment and in furtherance of the employer's business.
Student note: A cause of action based on negligent hiring and supervision requires a showing that the employer knew or should have known of the employee's propensity for the conduct which caused the injury.
Case: Evans v. City of Mount Vernon, NY Slip Op 01426 (2d Dept. 2012).
Here is the decision.
Tomorrow’s issue: Piercing the corporate veil.
