'A' gave some cash and cheques to his friend 'B' who was an employee of the State Bank of India, to deposit the same in the Bank in the account of 'A'. 'B' misappropriated the amount. If 'A', 'B' misappropriated the amount. If 'A' sues the Bank for damages, then the Bank is:
A. Liable to pay because it was the employer of 'B'
B. Liable to pay because the employee did it during the business hours and while working as an employee
C. Not liable because while committing the fraud, he was not acting as the agent or employee of the Bank
D. Not liable because he turned out to be the friend of plaintiff's husband
Answer: Option C
This Question Belongs to Law >> Law Of Torts
The 'tort of intimidation' was propounded in
A. Winterbottom v. Wright
B. Pasley v. Freeman
C. Winsmore v. Greenbank
D. Rookes v. Barnard
The maxim 'scienti non fit injuria' means
A. Where there is no fault, there is no remedy
B. Mere knowledge does not imply consent to take risk
C. Mere giving consent does not imply to take risk
D. Scientific knowledge is not enough to cause injury
A. Scott v. London & St. Katharine Docks Co.
B. Hedley Byrne Co. Ltd. v. Heller & Partners
C. Derry v. Peek
D. Cann v. Willson
A. Section 82 of the Evidence Act
B. Section 102 of the Evidence Act
C. Section 122 of the Evidence Act
D. Section 124 of the Evidence Act
Join The Discussion