Liquidator Not Liable for Post-Cessation Vehicle Operation Injury

A defendant, injured in an accident where a co-driver was driving a vehicle belonging to a company that had ceased operations and was in liquidation, sued the liquidator for damages, alleging the liquidator failed in their duty to properly secure and inventory the vehicle, leading to the accident. The court of appeal upheld the lower court's decision, reasoning that while the liquidator has a duty to manage the assets of the dissolved company, this duty does not extend to guaranteeing the safety or condition of every asset, particularly when the injury resulted from the operation of a vehicle whose use, after the company's cessation of activity, was not authorized or insured by the liquidator, thus absolving the liquidator of liability for the operational risks.