An action was brought against the corporation for the negligence of an inspector who, acting under the 1894 Act seized and detained sheep suspected of sheep-scab.
Held: The corporation was not liable. The inspector was performing a function . .
The Glasgow Magistrates, as the local authority under the Diseases of Animals Acts 1894 and 1896, established at Glasgow a wharf and public market for the reception and sale of foreign cattle. They are empowered by the terms of section 42 of the Markets and Fairs Clauses Act 1847 (incorporated with the Act of 1894) … Continue reading Scott and Others v Magistrates of Glasgow: HL 27 Jul 1899
