A person that employs another person for a business undertaking is liable to compensate for damage inflicted on a third party by that person's employees with respect to the execution of that business; provided, however, that this does not apply if the employer exercised reasonable care in appointing the employee or in supervising the business, or if the damage could not have been avoided even if the employer had exercised reasonable care.
ある事業のために他人を使用する者は、被用者がその事業の執行について第三者に加えた損害を賠償する責任を負う。ただし、使用者が被用者の選任及びその事業の監督について相当の注意をしたとき、又は相当の注意をしても損害が生ずべきであったときは、この限りでない。
A person that supervises a business on behalf of the employer also has the liability referred to in the preceding paragraph.
使用者に代わって事業を監督する者も、前項の責任を負う。
The provisions of the preceding two paragraphs do not preclude the employer or supervisor from exercising their right to reimbursement against the employee.
前二項の規定は、使用者又は監督者から被用者に対する求償権の行使を妨げない。