Author Question: Kurt works for Jeris. One evening Kurt decides to use the company truck to pick up his date. On his ... (Read 170 times)

clippers! · **on:** Jun 24, 2018

Kurt works for Jeris. One evening Kurt decides to use the company truck to pick up his date. On his way home from the movies, after dropping his date off, Kurt runs a red light and smashes into Bob. Is Jeris liable to Bob?
a. yes, because Kurt was her agent
b. yes, because Kurt was driving her truck
c. no, because Kurt was acting outside the scope of his employment
d. no, because Kurt was an independent contractor when not on the job e. no, because Kurt's actions negligent, not intentional

Question 2

In recent decades the share of U.S. gross domestic product in international trade has:
a. fallen from about 12 percent to 10 percent b. nearly doubled
c. risen from about 10 percent to 12 percent d. tripled
e. none of the other choices