Respondeat superior
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respondeat superior
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The Genius of the Common Law
Legal rule making a superior responsible for the acts of subordinates, illustrated by the sheriff's liability for his deputies.
Perhaps it is our earliest example, outside the family or household, of the general rule summed up in the words ‘respondeat superior.
The Law of Torts
Latin maxim commonly invoked to state, without explaining, the master's vicarious liability.
” It is currently said, Respondeat superior;