Jamal worked for a delivery company, and he was driving sometimes up to 10 hours a day. One afternoon, on the way back from making a delivery in his neighborhood, Jamal stopped at the uniform shop to pick up some shirts he needed for work. Usually he would run his errand

Yes, the company is liable because Jamal was on his work route and took a minor detour to pick shirts he needed for work.

Explanation:

Generally what determines if the company is liable or not for a car accident, is if the employee was acting within the scope of his/her normal employment activities. In this case, even though Jamal took a break to pick up some shirts for work, he didn't deviate form his normal activities and not even from his normal work route. He was actually coming back from making a delivery.

It would have been different if he had gone to a different neighborhood or downtown just to pick the shirts. You must also consider that Jamal drives the delivery truck 10 hours a day, and that doesn't leave him a lot of spare time for his own personal activities, and this particular one was also related to his work.

This situation is similar to an accident happening when a truck driver is stopping to go to the bathroom or eating something while travelling.

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