Webb v. Jewel Companies, Inc.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that sexual assault, whether rape or fondling, had no relation to the business of the employer
• sexual molestation of young girl by security guard bore no relation to employer’s business, and the employer could not be liable
• supermarket not liable for a sexual assault committed by security guard
• supermarket not liable for a sexual assault committed by security guard
• sexual molestation of the plaintiff by supermarket security guard during search of the plaintiff was a deviation from job duties such that it had no relation to furtherance of business and supermarket could not be held liable
• sexual molestation outside scope of employment; no vicarious liability

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).