Facts
After a quarrel, a bus conductor struck a passenger with his ticket punch and injured his eye.
Issue
Was the bus company liable?
Held
No; the was outside the .
Principle
No implied authority to keep order covered the conductor's attack.
Why it matters
Privy Council case on assaults.
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Cite this page
Keppel Bus Co Ltd v Sa'ad bin Ahmad [1974] 1 WLR 1082 (Lanbuk) <https://www.lanbuk.com/llb/torts/cases/keppel-bus-v-saad-bin-ahmad> accessed 31 October 2026
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