Mr Mohamud launched a claim for compensation against Morrisons for the actions of its employee, Amjid Khan, who was working in one of the supermarket’s petrol station kiosks when he violently attacked Mohamud. Both the High Court and the Court of Appeal had previously found that Morrisons was not responsible for the attack, but the Supreme Court ruled in favour of Mohamud. It considered the so-called “close connection” test. It found that although Khan had grossly abused his position, his conduct was sufficiently connected to the job for which he had been employed that Morrisons should be held responsible for its employee’s abuse of it.