Cases

• Donoghue v Stevenson


  Claimant drank a drink with dead snail it (unknowingly)- causes physical and psychological injuries.

  Sued the manufacturer for negligence as they owed her a duty of care
• Kent v Griffiths


  Ambulance did not arrive in a reasonable time so the claimant suffered respiratory arrest

  Reasonably foreseeable that the clamaint would suffer if the ambulance didn't arrive
• Bourhill v Young


  Pregnant women curious about accident but caused her to go into shock and give birth to a stillborn

  Sued dead motorcyclists family as she was proximate so he owed her a duty of care - was not HELD
• Hill v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire


  Yorkshire ripper killing girls

  Police had enough information to arrest him but didn't

  Mother of one of the girls tried to say they owed her a duty of care but was not HELD as the police do not owe duty to person not known to them.
• Paris v Stepney Borough Council


  Employer knew about his employee being blind in one eye - did not offer protective goggles

  He was given task which resulted in him being totally blind

  Held to have broken duty of care - special characteristics
• Haley v London Electricity Board


  Electricity board dug hole and put up signs not barriers

  Blind person fell in the hole

  Breached duty of care - Big risk
• Latimer v AEC Ltd


  Factory flooded - sawdust spread everywhere to prevent slipping

  Worker slipped and injured

  No breach of the duty of care as appropriate precautions were taken
• Nettleship v Weston

  During driving lesson D hit lamppost which injured her friend in passenger seat

  D was liable as she was compared to reasonably competent driver and breached duty of care (Special characteristic)
• Orchard v Lee


  Orchard (13) playing tag, ran into other pupil causing injury

  Not liable as the D's conduct was normal of a 13 year old