Roberts v J and F Stone Lighting and Radio Ltd: 1945

Claim for damages against witness who fails to attend court though summonsed when the case was lost.
Held: the reason why no such claim had in fact succeeded was because of the difficulty in establishing the loss.

Judges:

Asquith J

Citations:

(1945) 172 LT 240

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedRe N CA 20-May-1999
The claimant was a victim of a rape. She alleged that the police had mishandled the prosecution, resulting in the dismissal of the charges against the defendant, which in turn, she said exacerbated her own post traumatic stress disorder.
Held: . .
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Torts – Other

Updated: 07 February 2022; Ref: scu.224416