Vicarious liability applied, where the lighting of a match to light a cigarette and throwing it on the floor while transferring petrol from a lorry to a tank was held to be in the scope of employment.
Citations:
[1942] AC 509, [1942] UKHL 2
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
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Cited – Lister and Others v Hesley Hall Ltd HL 3-May-2001
A school board employed staff to manage a residential school for vulnerable children. The staff committed sexual abuse of the children. The school denied vicarious liability for the acts of the teachers.
Held: ‘Vicarious liability is legal . .
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Insurance, Vicarious Liability
Updated: 08 June 2022; Ref: scu.188808