An ambulance association, incorporated by royal charter, sued for damages in respect of injuries sustained through the alleged negligence of one of its servants, pleaded the time limit contained in section 1 of the Public Authorities Protection Act 1893. There was no averment that the Association was exercising an authority or discharging a public duty imposed upon it. Held ( aff. judgment of Lord Cullen) that the Act did not apply.
[1917] SLR 160
Bailii
Scotland
Updated: 29 July 2021; Ref: scu.616845