A master is responsible for all acts done by his servant in the course of his employment, even though he may have given no particular directions.
Judges:
Holt CJ
Citations:
(1698) 1 Ld Raym 264, [1697] Carth 425
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Cox v Ministry of Justice SC 2-Mar-2016
The claimant was working in a prison supervising working prisoners. One of them dropped a bag of rice on her causing injury. At the County Curt, the prisoner was found negligence in the prisoner, but not the appellant for vicarious liability. The . .
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Vicarious Liability
Updated: 16 May 2022; Ref: scu.606463