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Medina v. Graham''s Cowboys Inc.2/4/1992
limited the application of joint and several liability in tort cases. Therefore, it is not surprising that the question posed here apparently has been considered in only one reported decision. Kansas State Bank & Trust Co. v. Specialized Transp. Servs.
This is not to say that principles of comparative negligence may not still apply in the negligent hiring context. For example, if the victim of the negligently hired employee has also been negligent (say, in exposing himself or herself to the danger), then that fault of plaintiff may reduce the damages for which the negligently hiring employer is liable, even if the employee who committed the intentional tort would still be liable for all the damages. This case, however, does not require us to decide that issue.
IV. CONCLUSION
For the above reasons, we affirm the judgment below.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
ALARID, C.J., and PICKARD, J., concur.
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