Before Judge Quo in the Shang-_ hai Provisional Court, on Monday morning, the question of the! diavility' of an employer for the acts of his chauffeur was again drought up, Tam Shick-ching suing Zia Zung-zu and claiming Tis, 201 respect of a motor accident which occurred in Yuyuen Road at about 20 o'clock on the morning of June 2", Dr. Alexander Ting appeared fo. plaintiff and Mr. T. C. Chen re-was therefore linble. The Supreme Court decision said that, when the employer had exercised proper care supervision over his employees, he was not liable for damages} resulting from the negligence vf! such employees.
This, however, did not apply, said counsel, because the; motor ear was a special instrument capable of inflicting very serian cornage and defendant should be mede responsible for damages thet might in any way result from tho} negligence of his employees in such In dismissing the case, with costs, Dr. Ting outlined the cireum- Jid€e Quo announced that stances of the ence and said that would write out a full judgment Loth cars were proceeding in a later in which he would give the weasons for his decision, westerly direction in Yoyuen Road.
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