tort of negligence 2

Question 1

Cattle v Stockton water works

Answer 1

consequential loss is economic and physical loss is recoverable

Question 2

Spartan steel v Martin co

Answer 2

pure economic loss is purely loss of profit and isn’t recoverable

Question 3

Hedley Byrne v Heller

Answer 3

a negligent misstatement without an exclusion clause creates liability for recoverability of pure eco, but must have special relation

Question 4

Lennon v MPC

Answer 4

possess skill or expertise

Question 5

Yianna v Edwin Evans

Answer 5

assumes responsibility for negligence

Question 6

Goodwill v bpas

Answer 6

ds liable only to known users

Question 7

Caparo v Dickman

Answer 7

knows the purpose of the statement

Question 8

Smith v Eric bush

Answer 8

c shows reliance on statement

Question 9

Nervous shock

Answer 9

recognised psychiatric illness that can be verified by medical evidence and has long term effects

Question 10

Page v smith

Answer 10

directly effected primary

Question 11

Chadwick v British railways board

Answer 11

rescuers and must fear for their own safety

Question 12

White v ccsy

Answer 12

rescuers didn’t fear so couldn’t claim

Question 13

Alcock v ccsy

Answer 13

decides who is liable as a secondary v

Question 14

Bourhill v young

Answer 14

close proximity of relation

Question 15

Mcloughlin v O brian

Answer 15

proximity of time and pace and perceive with own sense

Question 16

Sion v hampsteed

Answer 16

injury must be sudden shock (wasn’t in case)