Respondeat superior definition
Respondeat superior means the doctrine holding an employer or principal liable for the employee‟s or agent‟s wrongful acts committed within the scope of the employment or agency. BLACK‟S LAW DICTIONARY (9th ed. 2009).
Respondeat superior means the doctrine that an employer or supervisor of an employee is responsible for the actions of the employee while the employee works within the scope of employment. The definition of respondeat superior is further limited for purposes of imposing sanctions on supervisors as provided in this Title.
Respondeat superior means the common-law
Examples of Respondeat superior in a sentence
As noted in the commentary to the Restatement (Third) of Agency section 2.04,36 the principal’s liability for the errors in judgment of an agent is limited to agents who are employees or servants—persons with respect to whom there is “a continuing relationship and a continuing set of duties that the employer and employee owe to each other.”37 Respondeat superior does not apply to other agents.