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An Intoxicated Employee Causes an Automobile Accident After Drinking Alcohol

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An intoxicated employee causes an automobile accident after drinking alcohol at a company function.Under what tort can the employer be held liable? (See the Lev v.Beverly Enterprises-Massachusetts,Inc.,case.)


A) An employer can be liable to the plaintiff injured in the accident,based upon the principle of vicarious liability
B) An employer can be liable to the plaintiff injured in the accident,under an aided-in-the-agency theory.
C) An employer can be liable to the plaintiff injured in the accident,based upon successor liability.
D) The employer is never liable to the plaintiff injured in the accident.

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