[Case].
Fang, the owner of a private enterprise, stopped a taxi from the door of his unit at 9:50 a.m. one day and told the driver that he must arrive at a club before 10:30 to sign the contract, otherwise he would lose 300,000 yuan. The driver said that there was no problem, and under normal circumstances, it would take 25 minutes to reach the hall, but because the driver detoured to refuel and encountered a section of road repair, it was 10:50 when he arrived at the hall, resulting in the failure of the contract and the loss of 300,000 yuan in profits. Fang then sued the taxi company, demanding compensation of 300,000 yuan. So, will Fang's request be upheld by the court?
According to Article 584 of the Civil Code, if one of the parties fails to perform its contractual obligations or the performance of its contractual obligations does not conform to the agreement, resulting in losses to the other party, the amount of compensation for losses shall be equivalent to the losses caused by the breach of contract, including the benefits that can be obtained after the performance of the contractprovided, however, that it shall not exceed the losses that may be caused by the breach of contract that the breaching party foresaw or should have foreseen at the time of entering into the contract.
In this case, the taxi driver should be familiar with the road conditions in the city and make a full estimate of the driving time and driving route. However, due to his faulty behavior, Fang did not catch up with the contract, resulting in a loss of 300,000 yuan in available benefits. Since the taxi driver is an employee of the taxi company, the responsibility for his actions should be borne by the taxi company. The taxi company has the right to recover from the driver after compensating the party.
Article 584 of the Civil Code stipulates that if one of the parties fails to perform its contractual obligations or the performance of its contractual obligations does not conform to the agreement, resulting in losses to the other party, the amount of compensation for losses shall be equivalent to the losses caused by the breach of contract, including the benefits that can be obtained after the performance of the contract;provided, however, that it shall not exceed the losses that may be caused by the breach of contract that the breaching party foresaw or should have foreseen at the time of entering into the contract.