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Burgess v Florence Nightingale Hospital: 1955

Damages under the Fatal Accidents Acts should be awarded ‘for what the child lost by the wife’s death, both in respect of the school fees and of what she might have done for the child’.

Judges:

Devlin J

Citations:

[1955] 1 All ER 511

Cited by:

CitedHay v Hughes CA 17-Oct-1974
A couple had died in a road accident. The court considered the award of damages for dependency. . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.

Damages

Updated: 04 May 2022; Ref: scu.519669

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