Fact Situation While working as a driver for Verma Alok sometimes used to earn some side income by c...........

Legal Reasoning Others

A master shall be liable for the fraudulent acts of his servants committed in the course of employment. However, the master and third parties must exercise reasonable care in this regard. Every partner is liable alone and jointly with other partners for the debts of a partnership firm incurred for the business. Every partner is an agent of every other partner while being a principal in his own right in the business of the partnership. Parents are not liable for wrongs committed by their children unless they provide the opportunity for such wrongful acts to be committed by their children.

Fact Situation: While working as a driver for Verma, Alok sometimes used to earn some side income by carrying parcels for others in Verma’s car without his knowledge or permission. While going to pick Verma from the airport one day, Alok stopped to deliver a parcel he was carrying with him. While he was delivering the parcel, which unknown to him was one of contraband goods, the police arrested Alok. Which of the following statements is the most appropriate in relation to the legal principle stated above?

Verma is liable for the act of Alok since he is Verma’s driver.

Verma is liable for the act of Alok since he had gone to pick Verma from the airport.

Verma is not liable for the act of Alok since Alok himself did not know that he was carrying contraband goods.

Verma is not liable for the act of Alok since carrying the parcel was not in the course of his employment.

Explanation:

Verma is not liable for the act of Alok since carrying the parcel was not in the course of his employment. An employer is liable for the act of his servant performed during the course of employment.