Smith and Roberson’s Business Law
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Author: Richard A. Mann, Barry S. Roberts
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 7, Problem 2TS
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Individual R, employed as a 'people greeter' and security guard by company W, correctly stopped Person M at the gate, picked up her pack and ordered her to go back inside. Once the security guards ended up looking at the content of Individual M's box, he placed it on the counter to checkout. No company W worker ever told Person M she might not take off until her sack had been reviewed. With capture Person, M was never weakened. Person M put terror on company W.
To discuss: The reasoning would help the dismissal of company W's responsibility for the torts.
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