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Justices probe whether snowmobile ride was within employee’s scope of employment
Summary
The court examined conflicting testimony over whether a Deer Valley employee who gave former coworkers a snowmobile ride on resort property was acting, at least in part, to benefit the employer and therefore within the scope of employment for vicarious-liability purposes.
The Utah Supreme Court also considered whether Deer Valley can be held vicariously liable for injuries caused when a resort snowmobile left the trail with two former employees aboard. Plaintiffs argued the driver, Will Flansberg, was acting in a way that benefitted the resort at least in part; Deer Valley argued his conduct was personal, done while evading supervisors and contrary to policy.
Plaintiffs’ counsel Robert Sykes said deposition testimony and context support sending the respondeat-superior claim to a jury. He emphasized Flansberg’s…
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