Respondeat superior
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
Let the master answer. This maxim means that a master is liable in certain cases for the wrongful acts of his servant, and a principal for those of his agent Broom, Max. 843. See Southern Ry. Co., v. Morrison.
105 Ga. 548, 31 S. E. 564; Haehl v. Wabash R. Co., 119 Mo. 325, 24 S. W. 737; State v. Gillespie, 62 Kan. 469. 63 Pac. 742, 84 Am. St. Rep. 411.