Legal Principle: A master shall be responsible for the wrongful acts of his servants in the course of employment. Factual Situation: Gokul was employed as a clerk in a law firm by name Lindley & Co., and was looking after the office during business hours. Krishna, from neighboring village, was a good friend of Gokul and he happened to visit Gokul one day in the office. Krishna had with him ' 100,000 which he had brought for business transaction. Since he did not have any acquaintance in the city, he requested Gokul to keep the money with him overnight. Gokul vanished with that money. Krishna filed a suit against Lindley & Co., for the return of money.