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‘X’ a fruit dealer, gives his agent ‘Y’ a van for the supply of fruits to the customers, ‘Y’ goes for a…

Y is liable for the injury caused by the accident during the personal drive. Using the van for a private outing falls outside the fruit-delivery work entrusted by X. Z's…

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‘X’ a fruit dealer, gives his agent ‘Y’ a van for the supply of fruits to the customers, ‘Y’ goes for a free drive with his friend ‘Z’, and commits an accident resulting in an injury to ‘A’. Which one of the following is correct?

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Y is liable for the injury caused by the accident during the personal drive. Using the van for a private outing falls outside the fruit-delivery work entrusted by X. Z's presence as a passenger does not by itself make Z liable.

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