Vicarious Liability in Construction Accident Case Upheld

A lower court had awarded damages to a plaintiff who suffered injury due to an accident involving a construction machine operated by an employee of the defendant, basing the decision on the defendant's liability for the actions of its servant acting in the course of employment, and the appellate court upheld this finding. The high court rejected the appeal, confirming that the lower court correctly applied the principle of vicarious liability under civil law, finding sufficient factual basis in the record to establish that the employee's operation of the machine, resulting in the injury, occurred within the scope of their employment duties, thus establishing the employer's liability for the resulting damages.