Legal Principle: According to the doctrine of vicarious liability, a person shall be liable for the damage caused by his employee in the course of employment. Factual Situation: Kishenlal is a big trader in coffee and he appointed Kiran as his agent to procure coffee from the coffee growers in a particular region. Normally, Kiran used to collect coffee beans from the growers and the payments would be made within a month. This arrangement was going on for something. There arose some problems between Kishenlal and Kiran, and Kishenlal terminated Kiran’s employment. Kiran continued to procure coffee even thereafter and he disappeared with the coffee so procured. The coffee growers filed a suit against Kishenlal claiming payment.