Is There Proximity Between Claiment And Defendant?

Question 0

D, was a motorcyclist who was fatally injured. C was a pregnant fishwife 15 yards away who saw blood, but not see the actual accident. Caused shock & subsequently a miscarriage. What case was this?

Answer 0

Bourhill v Young

Question 1

Even if harm is foreseeable, a duty of care will on exist if ______ between the claimant & the defendant is ________ _____.

Answer 1

Relationship

Sufficiently Close

Question 2

What was held in Bourhill v Young?

Answer 2

C was not owed a duty of care if it was not reasonably foreseeable that the accident would cause to suffer such injuries. There was no proximity between C & D.