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If A has hired an independent contractor B  to carry out A’s business of chemicals and B due to his mistake, leaked certain chemicals which led to death of certain residents living near the factory of chemicals. Will A be liable for such an act of B ?
 

Option: 1

No, because of Act of God.
 


Option: 2


No, because an Independent contractor was working, not A himself.
 


Option: 3


Yes, A is vicariously liable.
 


Option: 4

Yes, A is liable due to B’s negligence.


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Defendants can avoid liability if they can demonstrate that the escape was caused by the independent act of a third party or by an act of God, something beyond their control. Hence, option (b) is correct.

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