A cab company will not be liable for a driver punching and kicking a passenger who was being restrained after trying to skip out on paying the fare, the state Superior Court has ruled.
On July 29, a three-judge Superior Court panel ruled in Spitsin v. WGM Transportation that because the passenger had already been restrained, the force was unreasonable, and therefore outside the scope of employment.
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