Which of the following best demonstrates the concept of vicarious liability?
A)Jack is employed by Jim as a trainee mechanic.Jack goes to a party on the weekend and is asked by a friend,Mary,to check her car that won't start.Jack checks the car.A few minutes after Mary drives away,the car's ignition explodes injuring Mary.
B)A man's dog runs out of the house and mauls a letter carrier.
C)A cow leaves its pasture,walks into the garden of another farmer and destroys all the farmer's crops.
D)Jack is employed by Jim as a trainee mechanic.Jim's sister,Maggie,brings her car to the shop.It has an engine problem.Jack has never worked on a car's engine before.Jim asks Jack to work on the engine.Jack works on the engine.Later when Maggie drives off in the car,the engine explodes,injuring Maggie.
E)Jack is injured on the job as a result of slipping on oil in the shop.

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Vicarious liability refers to a situation where someone is held responsible for the actions or omissions of another person. In choice D, Jim, as Jack's employer, would be vicariously liable for the actions of his employee, Jack, especially since Jim directed Jack to work on the engine, leading to the injury of Maggie.

Which of the Following Best Demonstrates the Concept of Vicarious