Your answers should include your understanding of liability and the law and, whether you think the invoice should be paid by Widget's Inc. and, why or why not. Also, please include the source you used for your answers. Remember to put on your legal thinking cap rather than consideration from a business or HR perspective.

• Widgets Inc. sells widgets in North Carolina and Ben is a former salesman of the company.
• Ben, who lives in Virginia, realizes that there are no Widgets,Inc.brand widgets offered for sale in Virginia. He decides that despite the retail price,he can still make a profit by selling Widgets,Inc.widgets in Virginia. After all, Ben already owns a retail business himself and can easily incorporate the product line into his storefront.
• For six months,every week,Ben rents a truck fromLori'sTrucks and journeys to North Carolina where he purchases a truckload of widgets from Widgets,Inc.
• Lori, of Lori's Trucks, is fully aware of what Ben is transporting and sees him every week. She notices he wears customized attire from Widgets,Inc.His shirt bears the name Widgets Inc.,and the logo is quite noticeable. It is Ben's favorite shirt.
• Ben wears the shirt every time he buys widgets and visits with formercolleagues at the company.He thinks it is funny to wear the old shirt when visiting the company and one day, at lunch with his former colleagues, he drinks too much and drives home drunk.
• While driving, he hits a guardrail and causes damage to the truck.
• Lorisubmits an invoice for the truck rental, which Ben's cc declined, and damaged truck invoice to Widgets Inc. for payment.
• Should Widgets be responsible to pay the invoice given the law and your understanding of apparent authority?