4 Dec 2002
THE MING AN INSURANCE CO (HK) LTD v. THE RITZ-CARLTON LTD
- Citation
- THE MING AN INSURANCE CO (HK) LTD v. THE RITZ-CARLTON LTD
- Court
- Court of Final Appeal
- Case number
- FACV4/2002
The employee's negligent driving was so closely connected with his employment — given the hotel's practice, the employee's custody of keys, uniform, working hours and the incidental nature of staff food-collection — that it was fair and just to hold The Ritz-Carlton Limited vicariously liable for the torts of its employee.