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Principle A person has no remedy against an injury caused by an act to which he has consented

Facts Raj was in a hurry to get to the airport to catch the plane and he hired a taxi run by Capital Taxi Company, well known in that locality. Raj asked the driver to drive fast. In the city zone, there was a speed limit of 60 km per hour and the driver, rather reluctantly drove quite fast at time 99 km per hour to reach the airport in time.

As a result, the driver lost control and hit an obstacle and Raj was badly injured Raj filed a suit against the taxi company.

A)  The taxi company would not be liable, since Raj asked the driver to drive fast

B)  The taxi company would be liable, because the driver ought not to have exceeded the speed limit

C)  The taxi company would be liable, because 'driving fast' should only mean driving within the speed limits prescribed by law

D)  None of the above