Smith, while in the course of his employment with the Bee Corporation, negligently ran the company’s truck into Williams, injuring him severely. Subsequently, the Bee Corporation and the Sea Corporation consolidated, forming the SeaBee Corporation.

Williams filed suit against the SeaBee Corporation for damages, and the SeaBee Corporation argued the defense that the injuries Williams sustained were not caused by any of Sea-

Bee’s employees, that SeaBee was not even in existence at the time of the injury, and that the SeaBee Corporation was therefore not liable. What decision?