Ferrari owner fails to get compensation from employer of man who damaged supercar in prank
The judge ruled the employer was not vicariously liable for the man's actions.
Ferrari owner Felix Tan sought compensation for minor damage to his supercar caused by a prank parked pickup truck, but his case failed. The incident occurred when Tan reversed parked his Ferrari at a nearly empty basement carpark on Scotts Road. The next morning, the pickup parked dangerously close to the Ferrari. Video footage from the car's dashcam showed the pickup driver, Niall Farley, deliberately parking close to the Ferrari as a prank.
The video did not capture direct contact between the vehicles, but a "tak" sound was heard, likely indicating contact. The judge found Farley's actions caused damage to the Ferrari's door panel and wing mirror. However, Tan's employer, Sarens JWS, was not held liable as the court ruled that mere authorization to use a company vehicle does not make the employer responsible for every tort committed by the employee while using it.
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