Scribd
Upload
52 views2 pages

Vicarious Liablity Notes

This document discusses vicarious liability under Philippine law. It defines vicarious liability as the liability of certain persons who are responsible for the negligence of others. The basis is Article 2180 of the Civil Code, which provides that liability for quasi-delicts can be demanded not only against the negligent person but also against those responsible for that person. It identifies six categories of persons who can be vicariously liable for the acts of others, such as parents for their children, guardians for those under their authority, and employers for their employees. When the actor commits a quasi-delict, the vicariously liable person is solidarily liable with them, unless they can prove they exercised due care to prevent damage.

Uploaded by

iptrinidad
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
52 views2 pages

Vicarious Liablity Notes

This document discusses vicarious liability under Philippine law. It defines vicarious liability as the liability of certain persons who are responsible for the negligence of others. The basis is Article 2180 of the Civil Code, which provides that liability for quasi-delicts can be demanded not only against the negligent person but also against those responsible for that person. It identifies six categories of persons who can be vicariously liable for the acts of others, such as parents for their children, guardians for those under their authority, and employers for their employees. When the actor commits a quasi-delict, the vicariously liable person is solidarily liable with them, unless they can prove they exercised due care to prevent damage.

Uploaded by

iptrinidad
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd

9/29/2018 OneNote Online

VI. PERSONS VICARIOUSLY LIABLE 
Wednesday, 26 September 2018  3:56 PM 

• VICARIOUS LIABILITY 
• The liability of certain persons who are responsible for the negligence of others 
• Basis: 2180 
• Provides that liability for quasi‐delicts is demandable not only against the
person who committed the act, but also against the person responsible
for the said actor 
• Cangco v Manila Railroad 
• An extra‐contractual obligation arising from negligence is limited to cases in
which the person upon whom such an obligation is imposed is MORALLY
CULPABLE 
• A legal fiction is created to extend this liability to others who are in a position
to exercise an absolute or limited control over those who were negligent 
• Without regard to the lack of moral culpability 
• CURRENT RULE: In the present Civil Code, the legislature elected to limit extra‐
contractual liability to cases in which moral culpability can be directly imputed
to the persons to be charged  
• Moral Culpability: measure of the degree to which an agent, such as a
person, can be held morally responsible for action and inaction. 
• Moral responsibility may consist in: 
• Having failed to exercise due care in one's own acts 
• Having failed to exercise due care in the selection and control of: 
• One's agents or servants 
• Persons who, by reason of their status, occupy a position of
dependency with respect to the person made liable 
• Reason behind vicarious liability of those under 2180 
• They are morally culpable for those under their ABSOLUTE or LIMITED
CONTROL 
• Six Categories of Vicarious Liability 

Person Vicariously Liable  Actor 

Father, but in case of death Minor children who live in their company 
or incapacity, the mother 

Guardians  Minors or incapacitated persons who are under their
authority and live in their company 

Owners and managers of Employees in the service of the branches in which the
an establishment or latter are employed or on the occasion of their
enterprise  functions 

Employers  Employees and household helpers acting within the
scope of their assigned tasks 
• Even though the employee is not engaged in any
business or industry 

State  Special Agent 

Teachers or Heads of Pupils and students or apprentices, so long as they

https://onedrive.live.com/edit.aspx?cid=7054f842543fe949&page=view&resid=7054f842543fe949!146&parId=7054f842543fe949!105&app=OneNote 1/2
9/29/2018 OneNote Online
Establishments of Arts and remain in their custody 
Trades 

• When the actor commits a quasi‐delict, the person who is vicariously liable is
SOLIDARILY liable with him 
• The responsibility under the Art. 2180 ceases when the persons vicariously liable
prove that they observed all the diligence of a good father of a family to prevent
damage 
 

https://onedrive.live.com/edit.aspx?cid=7054f842543fe949&page=view&resid=7054f842543fe949!146&parId=7054f842543fe949!105&app=OneNote 2/2

You might also like