Frye v. American Painting Co.

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• holding that an employer may be held negligent if it retains an employee it knew or should have known had a propensity for dangerous behavior
• Holding it was foreseeable that a painting company employee with a history of burglary and arson would burglarize and set fire to a house.
• noting that Indiana has adopted the Restatement (Second) of Torts § 317 for application to such cases
• noting that Indiana has adopted the Restatement (Second) of Torts § 317 for application to such cases
• Holding it was foreseeable that a painting company employee with a history of burglary and arson would burglar- No. 17-2792 9 ize and set fire to a house.

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