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An employee, while driving the company truck to make a delivery, negligently injures a pedestrian. Under respondeat superior, when is the employer liable?

Whenever the employee owns the vehicle When the employee was acting within the scope of employment at the time of the tort Only if the employer was independently negligent in hiring Never, because employees are independent of their employers

Correct Answer:

When the employee was acting within the scope of employment at the time of the tort

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