4. Law: Common & Private Carriers, Employer & Agent, Employer & Employee | Law of Obligations

Question 1

A common carrier is defined as?

Answer 1

a person who:

1. transports people or commodities for hire & reward
2. offers their services to anyone who chooses to pay a fee for their services
3. who’s service involves multiple deliveries for multiple customers

Question 2

A private carrier is defined as?

Answer 2

a person who:

1. transports people or commodities occasionally or in a specific situation
2. does not make it their full time vocation
3. does not offer themselves to anyone within in public

Question 3

An employer’s agent is?

Answer 3

a person acting on behalf of the employer, as a contract administrator to gain new clients

Question 4

An employer has what power over its employees?

Answer 4

how an employee carries out their duties

Question 5

An employer is generally liable for?

Answer 5

1. an employees actions

2. any harm or damage that may be caused by the employee during working hours

Question 6

The 3 main pillars of the “Law of Obligations” are?

Answer 6

1. Tort
2. Contracts
3. Unjust Enrichment

Question 7

What is a tort

Answer 7

a wrongful act committed by one individual against another individual

intentional or unintentional

resulting in loss, damages or injury

Question 8

Examples of a tort where a person has suffered loss, damages or injury are

Answer 8

Assault / Battery / Fraud / Negligence / Nuisance / Slander / Trespass

Question 9

What type of law does a tort go under

Answer 9

they are under civil civil not under criminal law

Question 10

What do torts specifically exclude

Answer 10

contract infringement’s

Question 11

Unjust enrichment occurs when?

Answer 11

one person is enriched at the expense of another in a way that the law deems as unfair and unjust

Question 12

What does the law say the recipient of unfair enrichment do?

Answer 12

they must make restitution (compensation for loss, damage or injury) to the victim