Gregory v Piper [1829] 9 B & C 591<\/strong><\/p>\n Trespass & Vicarious Liability<\/p>\n Gregory (G) owned a pub called the Rising Sun with a stable-yard in the back which could be accessed by a back gate through Old King\u2019s Yard. Piper (P) owned the property surrounding Old King\u2019s Yard and disputed G\u2019s right to pass through the yard to his stable. P employed a labourer (S) to lay down a quantity of rubbish, consisting of bricks, mortar, stones, and dirt, near G\u2019s stable-yard, in order to obstruct the way. Part of this rubbish rolled against G\u2019s wall and gates, and G refused to remove it. G raised an action of trespass against G.<\/p>\n The issue in question was whether a master could be liable for the trespass which occurred as a result of instructions the master gave to another in his employment. P claimed he could not be held liable because he had instructed S not to let the rubbish touch the wall, and the fact that the rubbish resulted in a trespass of G\u2019s property was due to negligence on S\u2019s part.<\/p>\n A master is liable in trespass for any act done by his servant in the course of executing his orders with ordinary care. P was therefore liable for trespass as it was a probable and foreseeable result of the S\u201fs act which P had instructed S to do. The trespass was a necessary or natural consequence of the act ordered to be done by P, therefore making P as the employer liable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The issue in Gregory v Piper was whether a master could be liable for the trespass which occurred as a result of instructions the master gave to another in his employment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[85],"class_list":["post-5160","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cases","tag-uk-law"],"yoast_head":"\nFacts<\/h3>\n
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