Q461
Open questionFor a party to be vicariously liable the relationship should be that of
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Q462
Open questionAct of State
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Q463
Open questionThe decision in Ashby v. White Furthers
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Q464
Open questionWhen an agent commits a tort in the performance of his duty as an agent, the injured party can
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Q465
Open questionUnder the Law of torts, malice means
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Q466
Open questionThe plaintiff instructed his Banker to deposit excise duty on his behalf in the Govt. treasury and debit the current account of plaintiff. The Bank deposited the said sum in the treasury. Later the plaintiff came to know, that the said amount was embezzled by the Treasurer and the Accountant of the treasury and the amount was not credited in the name of the plaintiff. If the plaintiff brings an action against the State for damages then the State is:
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Q467
Open questionChoose the correct statement
Under Indian law
Under Indian law
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Q468
Open questionA car mechanic was employed by his master, the defendant, to repair cars. He repaired 'a car and then drove the car for a sort distance to check whether he had repaired the car properly or not'. In the process, he caused an accident injuring the plaintiff the master is:
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Q469
Open questionIn which of the following cases distinction between sovereign and non-sovereign functions was made:-
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Q470
Open questionBreach of . . . . . . . duty to take care is called . . . . . . .
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Q471
Open questionThe rule of strict liability as laid down in the case of Rylands v. Fletcher was propounded by:-
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Q472
Open questionPrinciple: An occupier or owner of land owes a duty to warn a suspected trespasser of deadly conditions on the land which would be hidden to a trespasser, but of which the property owner is aware.
Factual Situation: Shiva, the owner of a Fire Cracker Factory owned a large plot of land, which he used for testing his crackers. One day while he was about to set fire to some special crackers, he noticed some children wandering on his land. Shiva did not pay any attention to the children as according to him they were trespassers. He set fire to the test crackers. One of the crackers which was supposed to ignite a series of crackers up in the sky at a height of 100 metres, did not burst in the sky. Instead, it fell to the ground and exploded, injuring one of the children. In a suit for compensation initiated by the parents of the injured child, how would you decide?
Factual Situation: Shiva, the owner of a Fire Cracker Factory owned a large plot of land, which he used for testing his crackers. One day while he was about to set fire to some special crackers, he noticed some children wandering on his land. Shiva did not pay any attention to the children as according to him they were trespassers. He set fire to the test crackers. One of the crackers which was supposed to ignite a series of crackers up in the sky at a height of 100 metres, did not burst in the sky. Instead, it fell to the ground and exploded, injuring one of the children. In a suit for compensation initiated by the parents of the injured child, how would you decide?
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Q473
Open questionFair comment is a recognized defence against a suit for defamation. It is essential that
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Q474
Open questionWhich of the following statement is correct:
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Q475
Open questionThe rule of 'strict liability' propounded in the case of Rylands v. Fletcher is not applicable:
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Q476
Open questionWhich of the following requirements form an essential element of 'course of employment' in cases of vicarious liability?
The servant's act must be:
1. Expressly or impliedly authorised by the master
2. Unauthorised manner of doing something which is authorised by the master.
3. Done to protect the interest of the master
4. Necessarily incidental to something which the servant is employed to do.
5. Done for the benefit of the master.
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The servant's act must be:
1. Expressly or impliedly authorised by the master
2. Unauthorised manner of doing something which is authorised by the master.
3. Done to protect the interest of the master
4. Necessarily incidental to something which the servant is employed to do.
5. Done for the benefit of the master.
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Q477
Open questionWinfield defined 'tort' as
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Q478
Open questionIn a case of false imprisonment:
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Q479
Open questionWhich of the following is the exception to the rule of strict liability?
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Q480
Open questionPRINCIPLE: A person is liable for all the injurious consequences of his careless act.
FACT: Ram, a snake charmer, was exhibiting his talents to the group of people. One of the snakes escaped and bit a child who had to be hospitalized for two days for treatment.
FACT: Ram, a snake charmer, was exhibiting his talents to the group of people. One of the snakes escaped and bit a child who had to be hospitalized for two days for treatment.
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