Admiralty Commissioners v Valeria (Owners): 1922

The court referred to the correct sum of damages as that pecuniary sum which will make good to the sufferer, so far as money can do, the loss which he has suffered as the natural result of the wrong done to him.

Lord Dunedin
[1922] All ER Rep 463, [1922] 2 AC 242
England and Wales
Cited by:
CitedParry v Cleaver HL 5-Feb-1969
PI Damages not Reduced for Own Pension
The plaintiff policeman was disabled by the negligence of the defendant and received a disablement pension. Part had been contributed by himself and part by his employer.
Held: The plaintiff’s appeal succeeded. Damages for personal injury were . .

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Damages

Updated: 23 November 2021; Ref: scu.237520