According to the doctrine of "respondeat superior" (or, "let themaster answer for the servant") and employee engaged in activitiesthat further the employer's interest is considered to be the agentof the employer. Therefore, the employer (the principal underagency law) is liable for the negligence of employees. Consider thefollowing hypothetical occurrence: Martha is a tax return preparerat Acme Tax Service. Jeremy, the owner of the business, asks Marthato make a trip to the post office to replenish the office's supplyof stamps, which are running very low. On the way to the postoffice, Martha becomes distracted by a text on her mobile phone andfails to stop at a red light, striking Buford who is in thepedestrian crosswalk. In a few paragraphs of academic-qualitywriting, respond to the following compound question: Is it rightthat Acme, and by extension Jeremy, should be liable for paying forthe damages caused by Martha's negligence; why is this the policyimposed by the law; and, what principle of justice, ethics, ormorality are embodied in this policy?
