Negligence Cases

Question 1

Kent v Griffiths 2000

(Negligence)

Answer 1

Ambulance late attending a patient

Damage was reasonably foreseeable

Question 2

Bolton v Stone 1951
(Negligence)

Answer 2

Put fence up, but hall still hit someone.

Wasn’t reasonably foreseeable.
Greater the risk, the more precautions will have to be taken

Question 3

Barnett v Chelsea Hospital 1969
(Negligence)

Answer 3

Doctor didn’t examine man. If he has, could have saved patients life.

Damage was caused by the breach of duty