CARTER v. REYNOLDS


815 A.2d 460 (2003)

175 N.J. 402

David CARTER and Donna Carter, husband and wife, Plaintiffs-Respondents, v. Alice F. REYNOLDS, Defendant, Stevens, Fluhr, Chismar, Alvino & Schechter, C.P.A., Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided February 19, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen R. Dumser argued the cause for appellant (Gercke, Dumser, Shoemaker & Sierzega, attorneys; Mr. Dumser and Ronald P. Sierzega, Cherry Hill, on the brief).

Alan H. Sklarsky, Cherry Hill, argued the cause for respondents (Tomar O'Brien Kaplan Jacoby & Graziano, attorneys).


The opinion of the Court was delivered by LONG, J.

In this appeal, we are called on to determine whether the doctrine of respondeat superior may be invoked to hold an employer vicariously liable for the tort of an employee. More particularly, we have been asked to decide whether the automobile negligence of an employee, who was required by her employer to use her personal car on mandatory client visits, subjected the employer to liability for an accident when...

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