If a principal directs the agent to commit a tort or knows for a fact that the agent carrying out his instructions could cause someone harm, then the principal is liable.

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This is known as the doctrine of vicarious liability, where a principal is responsible for the actions of his agent if they were carried out within the agent's scope of employment and with the principal's knowledge and consent.

If a Principal Directs the Agent to Commit a Tort