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Question 169 Legal Reasoning 2018 Medium MCQ +1.00 marks · -0.25 negative

Legal Principle: Parents are not liable for wrongs committed by their children unless they provide the opportunity for such wrongful acts to be committed by their children. Fact Situation: Sunil, a minor, takes the keys to his father's car from the table top where his father keeps it, drives the car on the public road and hits a pedestrian who gets injured. Which of the following statements is the most appropriate in relation to the legal principle stated above?

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