nonservant agent

An agent who agrees to act on the principal’s behalf but is not subject to the principal’s control over how the task is performed.

• A principal is not liable for the physical torts of a nonservant agent. See IN-DEPENDENT CONTRACTOR. Cf. SERVANT.

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