A Principal�s Responsibility for the Actions of Their Agent

An assignment discussing the principal's legal responsibility for the actions of their agent under business law.

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APrincipal’sResponsibilityfortheActionsofTheirAgentKarenisshoppingatBigMart.ShehaswithheranumbrellawhichisthesamebrandBigMartcarries.WhenaBigMartemployee,Steve,seesherleavewiththeumbrellawithoutgoingthroughthecheckoutlane,heaskshertocomebackintothestore.StevesaysthathethinksKarenisshopliftingtheumbrella.Karentellshimthatshehashadtheumbrellaforyearsandshowshimmarksofwearandtear.SteveapologizesandtellsKarensheisfreetogo.CanKarensuccessfullysueforfalseimprisonmentordefamation?Fromwhatyouhavelearnedabouttherelationshipbetweenaprincipalandanagent,analyzewhetherSteveorBigMartcouldbeliablebecauseofSteve’sactions.KarenisshoppingatBigMart.ShehaswithheranumbrellawhichisthesamebrandBigMartcarries.WhenaBigMartemployee,Steve,seesherleavewiththeumbrellawithoutgoingthroughthecheckoutlane,heaskshertocomebackintothestore.StevesaysthathethinksKarenisshopliftingtheumbrella.Karentellshimthatshehashadtheumbrellaforyearsandshowshimmarksofwearandtear.SteveapologizesandtellsKarensheisfreetogo.CanKarensuccessfullysueforfalseimprisonmentordefamation?Therewasnodefamationorfalseimprisonmentthattookplaceherefromwhatwehavetogoon.ShewasaskedpolitelytogobackwithSteveandhehadeveryrightasanAgentforBigMarttoensurethatshewasnotinanywayshoplifting.WhilethismaybeembarrassingforKarenweallknowwhenwewalkintoastorethatthepossibilityofthemassumingwearetakingsomethingthatdoesnotbelongtousarehighwhenwearewalkinginwithsomethingthatstoresells.WanesabaéwinsbasinInommadabohosolobiomobisbodasinasosaisainolandonooo

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