Tangerine Beach Hotel vs Ryan William Smith – SC HC. CA. LA. NO. 101/2013-2013

In the case between Ryan William Smith (Plaintiff/Respondent) and Tangerine Beach Hotel (Defendant/Appellant/Petitioner) with associated entities, the court addressed the issue of vicarious liability arising from the conduct of a driver who was not a direct employee and the admissibility of documents admitted subject to proof. It was held that the owner could be held vicariously liable for the driver’s actions, even in the absence of an explicit employer–employee relationship, and that objections to documentary evidence cannot be raised for the first time on appeal unless properly objected to at trial. The principle reaffirmed is that vicarious liability may attach under statutory and common law principles where sufficient control or connection is demonstrated, and procedural requirements