Breach Of Duty

Question 1

There was a minimal risk of a cricket ball being hit out of area so it was held due to minimal risk no duty of care was owed.

Answer 1

Bolton v stone (1951)

Question 2

There was a clear known risk of not putting barriers around a hole in the road on a street where it’s known is used by blind people. They failed to prevent danger and owed a duty of care.

Answer 2

Haley v London electricity board (1965)

Question 3

It was known C was more vulnerable and they didn’t account for this which led to him becoming permanently blind.

Answer 3

Paris v Stepney borough council (1951)

Question 4

D tried to minimise slip hazard in factory, other measures were too extreme. Didn’t owe a duty of care as other actions would have been unreasonable in relation to the problem.

Answer 4

Latimer v AEC Ltd (1953)

Question 5

Learner driver injured friend in crash, still owed duty of care as judged against the standard of a reasonably competent driver.

Answer 5

Nettleship v Weston

Question 6

There was no way the hospital could foresee the claimant would be injured as they didnt know the danger of keeping anaesthetic in cracked glass.

Answer 6

Roe v minister of health (1954)