Starla was killed when her car struck a horse that was roaming on the highway with several other horses. the sea horse ranch owned the horses, which were property of the corporation that owned the ranch. the horses frequently escaped through poorly maintained fences surrounding the ranch. shipley, the ranch's owner and president of the corporation, had been cited by the police and the humane society for allowing his horses to run free on the highway. the state sought to prosecute both the sea horse ranch and shipley for involuntary manslaughter. can the sea horse ranch corporation be held liable for the crime?

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Marcos Hammond

Social Studies

15 March, 05:09

Starla was killed when her car struck a horse that was roaming on the highway with several other horses. the sea horse ranch owned the horses, which were property of the corporation that owned the ranch. the horses frequently escaped through poorly maintained fences surrounding the ranch. shipley, the ranch's owner and president of the corporation, had been cited by the police and the humane society for allowing his horses to run free on the highway. the state sought to prosecute both the sea horse ranch and shipley for involuntary manslaughter. can the sea horse ranch corporation be held liable for the crime?

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Anahi Alvarez · Answer 1

The answer for this would be yes. A corporation can be apprehended to be accountable for the criminal doings of its employees on condition that the employees are performing within the possibility of their authority and their behavior welfares the company.