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Liability to Third Parties and Termination$-$But What If$...$ points

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Andre was a taxi driver who worked for New York Taxis. On May ${14}^{th},$ Andre drove customer Janet Deville to her workplace on ${42}^{nd}$ street. However, while driving Janet to work, Andre decides to stop by the post office to drop off a letter he planned to send to a dose friend from California. As Andre drives past the drop$-$off box, he accidentally crashes into the car in front of him, injuring both Janet and himself.Consequently, Janet sues New York Taxis for negligence in hiring Andre. The court finds that New York Taxis was not vicariously liable because Andre had substantially departed from his duties as an employee of New York Taxis. But what if the facts of the case were different? Select each set of facts below that could change the outcome of the case.