Fay was admitted as a new partner in Charmed City Chocolates, a general partnership, in May 2017. In June, while delivering a chocolate order to a residence, Charmed City’s delivery employee negligently crashed into the rear of a parked car destroying a bicycle mounted on the back of the car and damaging the rear of the car. Which of the following is true about liability for the employee’s negligence?
A. Charmed City is not liable for the accident as it was the result of the employee’s negligence.
B. Charmed City is liable for the accident, but Fay is not liable as she was admitted to the partnership only 1 month prior to the accident.
C. The delivery driver is an employee-agent of Charmed City, and Charmed City is liable for the acts of its employees.
D. The delivery driver is an employee-agent of Charmed City, but Charmed City is not liable for the negligent acts of its employees.