Question: 1. When are a principal and an employer liable to a third party for a wrongful act committed by an agent or employee?
2. Why should an employer be responsible for the acts of an employee when the employer may have no control over, or knowledge of, the acts of the employee?
3. Foster, owner of an art gallery, hired Garr to purchase a valuable painting from Wilson. Ten days later, Garr and Wilson entered into a contract for the purchase of the painting. Unbeknown to them, Foster had died the day before. Was the contract made by Garr valid?