The claimant sued as widow and administratix of her deceased firefighter’s estate. He had died a fire in a building occupied by the respondent.
Held: Her appeal failed: ‘the respondents, as occupier of those premises, owed no duty to firemen such as the appellant’s deceased husband who entered the premises for the purpose of fighting a fire there, to provide them with a means of access and egress which would remain safe during the fire.’
Citations:
[1980] UKHL 16, 1980 SLT 122, 1980 SC (HL) 67
Links:
Statutes:
Occupiers’ Liability (Scotland) Act 1960 2(10
Jurisdiction:
Scotland
Land
Updated: 22 July 2022; Ref: scu.279744
