A plaintiff alleging negligent retention must show:

1. The tort-feasor and the defendant were in an employer-employee relationship;
2. The employer knew or should have known of the employee’s propensity for the conduct which caused the injury prior to the injury’s occurrence; and
3. The tort was committed on the employer’s premises or with the employer’s chattels

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