Percy is a bus driver but he cannot make his route so he asks Samuel to take his route on for the day as an independent contractor.Samuel drives unsafely and injures a bus passenger.Is Percy liable?.
A)No,because Samuel was an independent contractor.
B)No,because Samuel was a non-employee agent.
C)Yes,because Percy had a nondelegable duty of care.
D)Yes,because Samuel had implied authority to drive the bus.

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A principal is liable for harm resulting from the nonemployee agent's failure to perform a duty of care,which duty the principal owes to other persons but has delegated to the agent.A duty of care is a duty whose proper performance is so important that a principal cannot avoid liability by delegating it to an agent.This is often termed a non-delegable duty.

Percy Is a Bus Driver but He Cannot Make His