Which of the following is an example of a tortious act in the scope of employment?
A) At a law firm, a lawyer and his client get into a heated argument over the passing of a women's bill.
B) A professor hits a student each time the student fails to finish his schoolwork.
C) A store manager and a customer have a fist fight over which football team will win the World Cup.
D) An executive gets involved in an argument with another business associate over vegetarianism.
E) A seller and a buyer argue over the price of a washing machine, trying to arrive at a discounted amount.

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If a store's service representative strikes a customer during an argument over the return of merchandise, the store will be liable under respondeat superior. But if the argument concerns football instead of the return of merchandise, the store will not be liable. The difference is that the argument over football is not within the scope of employment.

Which of the Following Is an Example of a Tortious