Mercury Motors Exp., Inc. v. Smith

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• employer vicariously liable for compensatory damages resulting from negligent acts of employees committed within scope of their employment even if employer without fault
• \The rationale for imposing vicarious liability is the employer's ultimate control over the servant and the instrumentality causing injury and the state's interest in compensating the innocent victim\
• objective of compensatory damages is to make injured party financially whole

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