Franchisor Is Vicariously Liable For Franchisee’s Negligence, Panel Says

(July 20, 2020, 11:22 AM EDT) -- TRENTON, N.J. — The New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division on July 15 affirmed a trial court’s ruling that a franchisor’s insurer owes coverage for an auto accident in which a franchisee was involved because the plaintiff who was injured met his burden of proving that the franchisor was vicariously liable for the franchisee’s negligence (Peter Fontana, et al. v. Executive Cars, et al., No. A-4520-18T2, N.J. Super., App. Div., 2020 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 1406)....

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