Vicarious liability is liability for damages that is imposed on one person for the actions of another person who actually caused the damage. Liability is imputed this way usually because of some...
For example; the employer of an employee who injures someone through a negligent act while in the scope of their employment - that employer is vicariously liable for damages to the injured person.
The doctrine of vicarious liability describes the responsibility of a person for another's torts. The typical example of this is an accident at work - an employee may have caused an injury to another...