What is the legal authority for vicarious liability for the acts of an employee?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from P.S. v. Miki, 2006 BCCA 122 (CanLII):
The guiding authority now, when an issue arises of vicarious liability for the acts of an employee, is, of course, Bazley v. Curry, 1999 CanLII 692 (SCC), [1999] 2 S.C.R. 534, especially the passage at paragraphs 41-46.
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