1. Vicarious liability deals with one person being liable for the acts of others, such as an employer being liable for torts committed by employees during the course of employment. 2. For vicarious liability to apply, there must be a relationship between the parties and the wrongful act must be related to and committed within the scope of that relationship. 3. A key case established that the government can be vicariously liable for torts committed by its servants during non-sovereign functions, but not for acts done in exercise of sovereign functions like national defense.