your thoughts It is important to understand the type of agency that Dawn has with Fast As We Can. It may be that she has an employer employee relationship, where agency is less of a consideration. In the case of an employer employee relationship, where agents take restroom breaks between stops, Fast As We Can is probably responsible for its employee's actions on the way to the next stop (Cheeseman, 2013). If Dawn is an independent contractor, then she is personally responsible for damage to vehicles in her control, because she would be not be considered an employee. In this scenario, Dawn would have complete ownership of her involvement if she were an independent contractor. If this were the case, Dawn would probably own the van she was driving at the time of the accident. Not the case here. In some cases, independent contractors and principles like Fast As We Can Delivery would share liability for damages (Cheeseman, 2013). In this case, Dawn probably has an employer employee relationship, where Dawn does not have any authority, leaving Fast As We Can Delivery responsible for its employees tortious actions committed while acting within the scope of her employment, between stops. Delivery services regularly allow their drivers to make stops for lunch, and to use the restroom. In this case, the restroom happened to be at the grocery store, and Dawn picked up a few items on the way back to the van from the bathroom. Respondeat superior is the legal doctrine that applies in sp