Practice question
A driver negligently injures a passenger while violating the carrier's orders. The carrier relies solely on that violation to avoid Article 1759. Which is best?
- An order violation always defeats liability
- Only lawful acts can ever create carrier responsibility
- Employee conduct is never relevant
- The driver's conduct erases the transport contract
- The carrier remains responsible under Article 1759 despite the employee exceeding authority or violating orders
Legal references
- Civil Code, Article 1759: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
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