Principle Employer is liable for the injury caused to the employee in the course of his employment F...........

Legal Concepts Law of Torts

Principle: Employer is liable for the injury caused to the employee in the course of his employment.

Facts:X organized a party and hired a caterer. During the party, generator set went out of order and he requested one employee of caterer i.e. Y to bring the mechanic on his vehicle and promised to pay 1000 for the same to Y. Y met with an accident while going to fetch the mechanic and he seeks compensation.

X is liable as Y was working in the course of employment offered by X

X is not liable as Y is not his employee

X is liable because party was organized by him

Caterer is liable as Y is his employee

Explanation:

If a co-worker is injured by an employee while on the job, workers’ compensation is available to employers to protect them from a lawsuit by the injured employee. This holds true so long as the employee was acting within the scope of employment when the accident happened. X is liable as Y was working in the course of employment offered by X