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| One who is temporarily entrusted with the custody of goods |
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| One who entrusts her goods to the temporary custody of another |
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| Negligence that is charged or attributed to another |
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| Someone hired to do a job who works at his own pace, in his own way, under his own supervision |
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| Two or more persons who agree to a common goal or purpose, share a common pecuniary interest, and have an equal right to control the direction of the enterprise |
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| Doctrine establishing the vicarious liability of employers for the acts of their employees |
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| Liability for the tortious acts of others. |
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| Tortfeasors who independently cause the plaintiff injury |
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| Partial reimbursement of a tortfeasor who has paid more than her pro rata share of damages. |
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| Promise by a plaintiff not to sue a particular defendant |
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| Total acceptance of financial responsibility by one tortfeasor for another |
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| Joint and Several Liability: |
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| Liability for an entire loss if the loss is indivisible |
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| Those who act together to cause the plaintiff's injury |
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| Agreement to absolve a defendant of all liability |
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| What does indemnification do? |
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| A tortfeasor who agrees to indemnify another tortfeasor accepts all financial responsibility on behalf of that tortfeasor. |
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| A plaintiff who agrees to release a defendant absolves that defendant of all liability |
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| Each tortfeasor is liable for entire loss if loss is indivisible. |
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| Plaintiff is entitled to only one satisfaction (payment) of judgement |
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| If the bailor negligently entrusts property to one he knows or should know will endanger others, is the bailor or the bailee liable? |
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