- 4 Marks
BL – Nov 2013 – L1 – SB – Q1b – Agency Law
Advising on employer's liability when an employee causes injury during unauthorized activity.
Question
Anjori Engineering Company Limited has a bus that conveys its staff to work, and employed Okan as the driver of the bus. It is clearly written on the bus that non-staff passengers are not allowed on board. Okan, on his way to work one morning, used the company’s bus to convey non-staff passengers and had an accident with the bus, injuring some of the passengers. Efe, one of the non-staff passengers, threatens to sue Anjori Engineering Company Limited for damages for the injury he suffered as a result of the accident.
You are required to:
Advise Anjori Engineering Company Limited, stating the applicable principle of law.
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- Tags: Employer's Responsibility, Legal Liability, Vicarious Liability
- Level: Level 1
- Topic: Agency Law
- Series: NOV 2013
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