A defendant who was aiming to hit a farmer’s dog and by mistake hit the farmer’s wife who was trying to protect it was liable in assault.
Judges:
Lord Cockburn CJ
Citations:
(1866) 4 F and F 1019, 176 ER 890
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Bici and Bici v Ministry of Defence QBD 7-Apr-2004
Claimants sought damages for personal injuries incurred when, in Pristina, Kosovo and during a riot, British soldiers on a UN peacekeeping expedition fired on a car.
Held: The incidents occurred in the course of peace-keeping duties. It was . .
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Torts – Other
Updated: 23 November 2022; Ref: scu.198142