Legal Principle: A master will be liable for the wrongful acts of his servants in the course of employment. Factual Situation: Mrs Nitu, an old woman had an account in a bank. Mr Robert, her tenant used to collect 100 from Mrs Nitu and deposited it every week in the account of Mrs Nitu. Mr Robert got a commission from the bank for depositing that amount every week. After few months of this transaction, it was found that Mr Robert had not deposited the amount for five months in the account and that he had run away with that amount Mrs Nitu filed a suit against the bank. Question: Is the bank liable? (SET LAW 2011)

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Legal Principle: A master will be liable for the wrongful acts of his servants in the course of employment. Factual Situation: Mrs Nitu, an old woman had an account in a bank. Mr Robert, her tenant used to collect 100 from Mrs Nitu and deposited it every week in the account of Mrs Nitu. Mr Robert got a commission from the bank for depositing that amount every week. After few months of this transaction, it was found that Mr Robert had not deposited the amount for five months in the account and that he had run away with that amount Mrs Nitu filed a suit against the bank. Question: Is the bank liable? (SET LAW 2011)






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