· 4/13/2010
Zahl v. Krupa
Citations
- 927 N.E.2d 262
- 399 Ill. App. 3d 993
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that defendants — directors and officers of a company — did not act recklessly, and thus were not liable for the fraudulent actions of an employee, when defendants loaned the employee money and gave him responsibility
- corporations are subject to vicarious liability for torts committed by their agents and employees
- corporations are subject to vicarious liability for torts committed by their agents and employees
- “ ‘in the absence of special circumstances it is the corporation *** who is the principal or employer, and thus subject to vicarious liability for torts committed by its employees or agents’ ” (quoting Meyers v. Holley, 537 U.S. 280, 286 (2003))
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Judges: O'Malley
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