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Question
Principle: A citizen is expected to take reasonable duty of care while driving on the road and not to cause injuries to any person.
Facts: X, the owner of a car, asked his friend Y to drive the car to his office. As the car was near his (X' s) office, it hit a pedestrian P on account of Y' s negligent driving and injured him seriously. P sued X for damages.
Which one of the following is correct?
Options
X is not liable as it was the negligence of Y
The liability was solely of Y as X was not accompanying him
As Y was driving under X's care and authority, X is liable
X is not liable under the principle of inevitable accident
Solution
X is not liable as it was the negligence of Y
Explanation:
According to the principal citizens is expected to take reasonable duty of care, the fact that Y injured P proves that Y did not observe reasonable care on his behalf. X cannot be made liable for the same.
