18 Jan 2001
TSE NGAN HEUNG v. THE RITZ-CARLTON LTD. AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- TSE NGAN HEUNG v. THE RITZ-CARLTON LTD. AND ANOTHER
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCPI565/1999
On the facts the second Defendant drove the courtesy car on an unauthorised errand, at excessive speed and with conduct inconsistent with a legitimate job task; his act was an independent wrongful act not sufficiently connected with authorised duties, so the employer was not vicariously liable and liability rests on the driver.