ERVIN, Justice.
A master is civilly liable for an assault and battery by his servant on a third person if, and only if, it is committed while the servant is acting within the course and scope of his employment. According to the allegations of the complaint, the male defendant assaulted the feme plaintiff to carry out an independent and licentious purpose of his own, and not to accomplish the business mission entrusted to him by the corporate defendant. This being...
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