Thornton Mellon owns and operates “Tall and Fat”,

Thornton Mellon owns and operates

Thornton Mellon owns and operates “Tall and Fat”, a retail store where the freakishly tall and the pleasantly plump shop for their clothes.
Betty, a customer who is both freakishly tall and pleasantly plump, reported that jewelry was stolen from her purse while she was in the dressing room. The only person in the store at the time was Al Bundy, Assistant Manager.
When confronted with the allegations, Al admitted to stealing the jewelry. Al claimed that he needed money to pay for medical care for his son, Bud. Unfortunately, Al already sold the jewelry and drank away all of the proceeds.
Define respondeat superior liability.
 Identify the test that would be applied to determine whether Tall and Fat is liable to Betty under the common law doctrine of respondeat superior liability.
 Identify and discuss an analogous case from the text.
 Analyze whether Tall and Fat is liable to Betty under a respondeat superior theory of liability