Question

Tommy Teenager (TT) is an enthusiastic, new employee at a local grocery store, Food Fetch (FF). His boss is Mary Manager (MM). One day, while accepting a shipment of food from Dandy Distributor (DD), Mary tells the DD driver about TT. She exclaims in front of TT what a great job he is doing, and that she would not be surprised if he ended up running the place someday. One very busy Saturday, before a blizzard is forecast to hit the area, TT is the backroom working when DD pulls up with a delivery. DD is in a hurry to get unloaded and get on the road to beat the weather, and DD remembers what MM told him when he sees TT; DD asks TT to sign for the shipment. TT does not have any idea what he is doing. Still, he realizes how rushed MM is and how FF is running low on groceries on this busy, snowy Saturday. TT just wants to help, and signs for the shipment. TT puts the invoice on MM’s desk but forgets to tell her about it. Three months later, DD calls MM to ask when she is going to pay for the shipment. MM knew nothing about TT signing for it and did not see the invoice on her messy desk.

Respond as : explain why FF might be liable to pay.

Answer 1

In this case it is clearly understood that Tommy Teenager is working in the grocery store Food Fetch. Which is running by Mary Manager. One day she introduced Tommy to Dandy Distributor driver that Tommy is the new employee in the store and will be taking care of the store.

Here as she exclaims that Tommy is available in the store, one busy day Dandy Distributor delivered and asks for Tommy to sign shipment and Tommy understood the situation and sign on the shipment.

Now the Food Fetch received the delivery from Dandy distributor and the shipment signed Tommy which is the document proof for delivery and its Mary Manger responsibility to pay for the delivery.

Final conclusion, Tommy receives the delivery from Dandy and signed on the shipment so he supposed to communicate that with Mary which is not happened and as it is delivered to the Food Fetch the FF is liable to pay the amount to Dandy Distributor.