Assignment 8.2 - Law Cases In Chapter 31, read the cases of Lyon v. Carey, 533 F.2d 649 (Cir. Ct. App. DC 1976) and Cockrell v. Pearl River Valley Water Supply Dist., 865 So.2d 357 (Miss. 2004) and answer the following questions. Include APA-formatted citations and references.

1. How can Cockrell v. Pearl River Valley Water Supply Dist. and Lyon v. Carey be reconciled? Both involve an agents unacceptable behavior (assault) but in Lyon, the agents actions were imputed to the principal, and in Cockrell, the agents actions were not imputed to the principal.

2. What is the controlling rule of law governing the principals liability for the agents actions?

3. The law governing the liability of principals for acts of their agents is well settled. Thus, the cases turn on the facts. Who decides what the facts are in a lawsuit?