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Zittrain Torts Playlist Spring 2018

The Sage Club, Appellant (Defendant), v. David Leland Hunt, Appellee (Plaintiff).

"The Violent Bartender"

Can certain jobs or duties create a scope of employment that encompasses intentional torts?

The defendant club employed a bartender (Thyfault) who had a physical altercation with the plaintiff. The altercation arose out of plaintiff’s insinuation that Thyfault had taken too much money for some drinks.