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Question | Answer |
Wheat v Lacon | who is an occupier? person with prop interest over land etc etc etc - sufficient degree of control |
Lowery v Walker | implied permission - habitual use of short cut |
The Calgarth | "you do not permit him to slide down the banister" |
Harris v Birkenhead | Council was found occupier of house - phys occupation not needed to be liable |
Greenlagh v British Rail Board | bridge built by stat auth AND p not a visitor (bridge built for residents p was not) |
Stone v Taffe | Express permission can be restricted by time BUT the manager of a pub had not made it clear that there was a time limit so c still visitor |
McGeown v NI Housing | no liability incurred for public right of way - not lawful visitor under OLA 57 |
Simms v Leigh | injury foreseeable but so improbable that no liability |
Cunningham v Reading FC | d in breach as should have secured concrete so as to not allow angry fans to throw it - injured policeman |
Glasgow Corp v Taylor | allurement - poison berries in park - d aware but no steps to reduce danger |
Pearson v Coleman Bros | express permission can be restricted by area but signage necessary - girl mauled by lions on way to loo |
Phipps v Rochester Corporation | boy fell into trench on open land - d not liable as parents ought not have let young children wander |
Jolley v Sutton | kids fixing boat on council land - allurement - council liable - teenagers still count |
Roles v Nathan | occupier gave warning AND c's acted against standard practice - chimney sweeps v boiler - d not liable for deaths |
Ogwo v Taylor | fireman injured in negligently (by d) started fire - occupier liable for injuries |
White v Blackmore | "motor racing is dangerous" sufficient warning -successful exclusion volenti not successful here as inadequate barrier |
Cotton v Derbyshire CC | cliffs seen as an obvious danger so as to not require a warning sign |
Staples v West Dorset | algae seen as an obvious slippery danger so as to not require a warning |
Haseldine v Daw | engineer (indep contractor) liable for collapse of roof NOT occupier |
Woodward v Mayor of Hastings | school governors liable for negligently cleaned steps |
Revill v Newberry | contributory negligent not ex turpi causa |
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