Ashraf, a vegetable supplier at Cameron Highlands has hired his agent, Ravi to deliver the vegetables to Ipoh. On his journey to Ipoh, a lorry driven by Ravi was involved in an accident with a vehicle driven by Kia Hui. The accident resulted in injuries to Kia Hui. The investigation found that, the accident was not caused by Ravi's negligence but then Kia Hui wanted to claim compensation from Ravi. Meanwhile, Ravi had used all reasonable diligence to reach Ashraf but has failed because Ashraf was abroad. In order to avoid the vegetables being rotten, Ravi had then sold the vegetables to the nearby villagers without Ashraf's permission