Vicarious Liability - Ecclesiastical Corporations

Ecclesiastical Corporations

In the 2003 decision Doe v. Bennett, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that in cases of abuse scandals involving Catholic priests, liability derives from the power and authority over parishioners that the Church gave to its clergymen.

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