Fact Pattern 24-1

Multiple Choice

Fact Pattern 24-1
Mountaintop Clearview Corporation authorizes Niles, its employee, to oversee its timber operation. In the course of his employment, Niles disposes of the operation’s waste illegally. Orson is a Mountaintop shareholder.


-Refer to Fact Pattern 24-1.With respect to Mountaintop and Niles,liability for this crime most likely rests with

A) neither Mountaintop nor Niles.
B) Mountaintop and Niles.
C) Mountaintop only.
D) Niles only.