{"id":8026,"date":"2017-11-17T05:21:04","date_gmt":"2017-11-17T05:21:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=8026"},"modified":"2018-03-11T06:02:01","modified_gmt":"2018-03-11T06:02:01","slug":"quasi-tort-when-one-who-did-not-directly-commit-is-liable-such-as-when-an-employer-is-held-liable-for-a-tort-committed-by-an-employee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=8026","title":{"rendered":"quasi-tort – when one who did not directly commit the wrong is liable, such as an employer for a tort committed by an employee"},"content":{"rendered":"

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quasi-tort<\/span>:<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/strong>(1809)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1. A wrong for which a non-perpetrator is held responsible; a tort for which one who did not directly commit it can nonetheless be found<\/span> liable<\/a>, as when an employer is held<\/span> liable<\/a> for a tort<\/a> committed by an employee.<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Also spelled<\/span><\/span> quasi tort<\/span><\/em>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong> [1]<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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vicarious liability<\/span><\/a> – liability that a supervisory party (i.e. an employer or principal) bears for the actionable conduct of a subordinate or associate (i.e. an employee or agent).<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

respondeat superior<\/span><\/a> – the doctrine wherein liability is imposed on an employer for the acts of its employees committed in the course and scope of their employment, or on a principal for acts of their agent(s).<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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[1]: Black’s Law Dictionary <\/a><\/span><\/strong>Deluxe<\/b><\/span><\/em> Tenth<\/b><\/span><\/em> Edition<\/b><\/span><\/em><\/a> by Henry Campbell Black, Editor in Chief Bryan A. Garner. ISBN: 978-0-314-61300-4 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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