The claimant’s mother died in a car accident caused by the father. The father then took over the mother’s role in caring for the claimant.
Held: Those services, and compensation awarded to provide for them, were not a benefit accruing as a result of the death for the purposes of section 4, and the plaintiff could not recover them as damages.
[1992] 1 WLR 986, Times 08-Apr-1992, [1992] CLY 1528
Fatal Accidents Act 1976 4
England and Wales
Cited by:
Distinguished – Regina v Criminal Injuries Compensation Board ex parte Kavanagh and others Admn 30-Jul-1998
The fact that the care received by a child, whose mother had been murdered, was equivalent to the care received from the mother should be disregarded when calculating loss of mother’s care. . .
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Updated: 17 September 2021; Ref: scu.183457