CASES Flashcards
FISHER V BELL
A shopkeeper displayed a flick knife in the shop window (constituted as invitation to treat) during the restriction of offensive weapons act.
HELD: Not guilty.
CHEESMAN V DPP
A man was masturbating in a public toilet. The police who found him convicted him under a section that said being found by a ‘passenger’ had a different meaning
HELD: Cheeseman was found not guilty.
ALLEN
D consumed homemade wine that had much stronger effect than expected, lead him to buggery and sexual offences.
HELD: Appeal dismissed, intoxication was involuntary.
ADLER V GEORGE
The defendant had entered a prohibited place rather than‘ in the vicinity’ of it.
HELD: Defendant’s conviction was upheld under the golden rule.
SMITH V HUGHES
JONES V TOWER BOOT
D had brought a claim against his two racist co-workers, who verbally and physically abused him.
HELD: Co workers lost under the Race Relations Act.
PEPPER V HART
HELD: Took a purposive approach to interpretation.
ROYAL COLLEGE OF NURSING V DHSS
HANLON V THE LAW SOCIETY
VAUGHAN V VAUGHAN
WHEATLEY
HOWE
DONOGHUE V STEVENSON
D sold ginger been in an opaque bottle it then gold resold to V. There was a decomposed snail which made V very ill so she sued.
HELD: D was liable to C in negligence.
GOTTS
D caused serious injuries when he stabbed his mother with intent to kill her with “orders” from his father if not he would kill him.
HELD: D was convicted for attempted murder
R V R
D was charged with attempted rape of his wife, whilst they were separated. However, they were not legally divorced and neither had appealed for one.
HELD: Conviction for rape was upheld.
HEDLEY BYRNE V HELLER
BALFOUR V BALFOUR
A couple moved to England. When the husband returned, the wife had to stay due to her ill health. H e had promised to pay her £$30 per month.
HELD: There was no binding contract.
MERITT V MERITT
CANDLER V CRANE
R V MILLER
Miller accidentally set fire to a mattress in a house in which he was sleeping. Rather than taking action to put out the fire, he moved to a different room, the fire caused further damages.
HELD: Miller was guilty of arson under the Criminal Damage Act.
BRITISH RAILWAY BOARD V HERRINGTON
D had an electrified line that’s fenced off from a meadow where children played. The children were playing near the unrepaired fence. One child trespassed and was injured on the live rail.
HELD: D was in breach.
WHITE V BRISTOL AEROPLANE
There was an issue of bonus shares to existing shareholders and effect was to dilute the preference shareholders but wanted a separate class right meeting.
HELD: The issue of new shares was not a variation of class rights.
HILL V BAXTER
D alleged that he lost consciousness as a result of illness when driving and could not remember what happened, he was charged with dangerous driving. Strict Liability offence.
HELD: The burden was on D to prove that he was in a state of automatism, but he failed to do so charges dismissed.
PITWOOD
DYTHAM
WINZAR
PAGETT
D kidnapped his girlfriend, she was killed when police sniper fired upon D.
HELD: D was rightly convicted for murder
(Passes causation)
WHITE
BENGE