The legal doctrine that makes a master liable for his servant's tortious acts is called
a. fellow servant exception
b. vicarious liability
c. respondeat superior
d. none of the above
C
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a. A non-freehold estate b. A defeasible fee-simple estate c. A fee-simple absolute estate d. A freehold estate
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