Gaines v. Monsanto Co.

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• noting it was “necessary” to “allege that defendant knew or should have known of [its employees] dangerous proclivities” in order to state a cause of action for negligent hiring or retention
• noting it was “necessary” to “allege that defendant knew or should have known of [its employees] dangerous proclivities” in order to state a cause of action for negligent hiring or retention
• negligence in hiring was the “efficient cause” which set-in motion the circumstances leading to the injury
• Plaintiff alleged prima facie case of negligent hiring by alleging employer knew of tortfeasors prior convictions for rape and assault, hired him, and required him to circulate among defendant's female employees

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).