Luttrell v. Hazen’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. ““Whoever procures or commands another to commit a crime, or do a civil injury, is guilty of the offence himself, as a principal in the first degree. Hence, if ,a slave or a servant commit a trespass by the command or encouragement of the master, the master is guilty of it” (citing authorities). Green, J., Wilkins v. Gilmore, 1840, supra. “Independent of the relation of master and servant or principal and agent, he who directs, counsels, or procures another to commit a tort would be liable as a principal. But where this relation exists, as in the present case, it is not necessary that the principal or master should expressly direct or have knowledge of the act done; it is enough, that the servant or agent was acting in the business of his superior”. Caruthers, J., Luttrell v. Hazen, supra.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 39 Tenn. App. 547 - Kinnard v. Rock City Construction Company