Employer's liability for negligence of employee driver
Dear PAO,My friend was about to leave his house for work when he was hit by the van of his neighbor, which was then driven by the latter's driver. According to my friend, he was stepping out of their gate when, all of a sudden, the van backed up and hit him, causing him to fall hard on the pavement and sustain injuries.
'In the situation which you have shared, we submit that your friend may demand his neighbor to assume the expenses that he incurred for the injuries which he sustained by reason of the accident involving him and his neighbor's employee/driver. It is necessary, however, that your friend can establish that there was indeed negligence on the part of the driver.
Liability For Negligence Of Employee Driver
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