Question

Give an example of when respondeat superior can be used in a civil case. Make sure you correctly define respondeat superior in your answer.

Answer 1

Respondeat superior is an ancient legal doctrine that a party is responsible for the act of their agents. That is the nurse employed by a hospital functions within an employer employee relationship in which the nurse represents and act for the hospital and therefore must function within the policies of the employing agency. This type of legal relationship create the doctrine called respondeat superior. (Let the master answer).

For example a health care provider is responsible for neglegence action of an employee such as failure in giving medicine at right dose etc.