Question

Angelina hires Brad to drive a truck to a depot 200 mile away.She specifies the route that he is to take and tells him to be sure to arrive by 5:00 pm.On the way,Brad finds himself nodding off due to hunger.He checks the time and finds that he has plenty of time to make the 5:00 pm deadline so he decides to stop at a diner that he is familiar with.The diner is ¾ of a mile off of the route that Angelina had specified.Brad does not call Angelina to ask for permission.On the way to the diner,Brad runs a light and has a collision with Billy Bob.Billy Bob sues Angelina.

A) Angelina wins because Brad was on a detour, freeing her from liability
B) Angelina wins because Brad was on a frolic, freeing her from liability
C) Angelina loses because Brad was on a detour, so she is liable
D) Angelina loses because Brad was on a frolic, so she is liable

Answer 1

Answer: C) Angelina loses because Brad was on a detour, so she is liable.

Step-by-step explanation:

Brad was acting under the employ of Angelina so Angelina will be liable for his actions while he is on duty so long as he is acting under the bounds of his employment commitments to her.

According to U.S. law, an employee is still within the bounds of employment commitment if they take a detour vs a frolic. As Brad only took a detour, he is still maintaining his commitments which means that Angelina is liable for his actions.