Does section 820.8 of the California Highway Patrol Commissioner's liability for misconduct of a subordinate employee in a motor vehicle accident apply to him?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Dep't of Fair Emp't & Hous. v. Grisez Buchanan, LLC, A154965 (Cal. App. 2020):
subordinate employees' misconduct. (See Weaver v. State of California (1998) 63 Cal.App.4th 188, 202 [because Highway Patrol Commissioner was "in no way personally involved in the [injury-causing] incident," section 820.8 "affords him immunity from liability based on the acts of his subordinates"]; see also County of Los Angeles v. Superior Court (2009) 181 Cal.App.4th 218, 227.)
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