Unifying the study of these diverse subjects of study is sociologyâs purpose of understanding how human action and consciousness both shape and are shaped by surrounding cultural and social structures.
In personal injury and similar torts cases, ârespondeat superiorâ is a rule of law stating that the employer of a negligent defendant is also responsible for the defendantâs actions. The phrase ârespondeat superiorâ means âlet the master answer,â and the rule of respondeat superior is also known as the âmaster-servantâ rule.
A: The three levels of state courts in the Unites States are the trial level, the intermediate appellate level and the high appellate level. In some states, the higher trial court is known as the general jurisdiction or the superior court, while the lower level of the trial court is referred to as the limited jurisdiction or the municipal court.