Reasoning: The Supreme Court has noted that corporations can only act through their individual employees. The...

 

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Reasoning: The Supreme Court has noted that corporations can only act through their individual employees. The Act in question requires stringent, affirmative actions on the part of corporate executives, but the public interest in food safety justifies these standards. There is considerable evidence that the defendant had a duty to ensure sanitary conditions, and he violated that duty. Questions: 1. Is Parks a principal or an agent? Explain. 2. Is the principal liable for the actions of an agent? Explain. 3. What duty did Parks have to the company? What duty did Parks have to the public? Did he violate either or both of those duties? Explain. 4. Given the rule in this case, could the defendant (Parks) have presented any evidence that would have led to a different decision? (Yes or No, and why or why not). 5. Suppose you were in Park's position in this case. You allegedly allowed food in your warehouse to be exposed to rodent contamination. What would you decide to do if the public disclosure test guided you? Reasoning: The Supreme Court has noted that corporations can only act through their individual employees. The Act in question requires stringent, affirmative actions on the part of corporate executives, but the public interest in food safety justifies these standards. There is considerable evidence that the defendant had a duty to ensure sanitary conditions, and he violated that duty. Questions: 1. Is Parks a principal or an agent? Explain. 2. Is the principal liable for the actions of an agent? Explain. 3. What duty did Parks have to the company? What duty did Parks have to the public? Did he violate either or both of those duties? Explain. 4. Given the rule in this case, could the defendant (Parks) have presented any evidence that would have led to a different decision? (Yes or No, and why or why not). 5. Suppose you were in Park's position in this case. You allegedly allowed food in your warehouse to be exposed to rodent contamination. What would you decide to do if the public disclosure test guided you?

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1 Parks is an agent An agent is someone who acts on behalf of a principal carrying out instructions ... View the full answer