British Railways Board v Herrington: CA 1971

A duty to protect against obvious risks or self-inflicted harm exists only in cases in which there is no genuine and informed choice, such as the inability of children to recognise danger.

Citations:

[1971] 1 All ER 897

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

Appeal fromBritish Railways Board v Herrington HL 16-Feb-1972
Land-owner’s Possible Duty to Trespassers
The plaintiff, a child had gone through a fence onto the railway line, and been badly injured. The Board knew of the broken fence, but argued that they owed no duty to a trespasser.
Held: Whilst a land-owner owes no general duty of care to a . .
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Negligence

Updated: 06 May 2022; Ref: scu.190140