Jordan is a homeowner and wants to build a gazebo in his bac…
Jordan is a homeowner and wants to build a gazebo in his backyard. He searches catalogs for a week to find a trustworthy and efficient person to create this gazebo. He comes across the portfolio of Brad and is impressed by his work and customer testimony. He does a quick internet search on the contractor and finds that he was arrested and convicted of domestic violence against his partner a decade ago. Jordan believes everyone deserves a second chance and since the violent offense was 10 years ago, he decides to hire Brad to build the gazebo. While working on the project, Brad gets into a dispute with Jordan’s next-door neighbor over the noise that his constant construction is causing outside. In the heat of the argument, Brad assaults the neighbor out of anger. The neighbor was sent to the hospital because of a broken cheekbone and nose. The neighbor then sues Jordan instead of Brad for the medical and financial damages sustained during the argument. Is Jordan liable for Brad’s actions in this scenario?
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