Cameron v Hamilton’s Auction Marts Ltd: 1955

The court considered the extent of liability for negligent acts: ‘No Scots judge, so far as I know, has ever suggested liability for a consequence of negligence which was not natural and probable in the sense of being foreseeable, subject, of course, to the qualification that a negligent person takes the risk that his victim (and the victim’s dependants) may be in poor health.’

Judges:

Sherriff Hector McKechnie QC

Citations:

1955 SLT (Sh Ct) 74

Jurisdiction:

Scotland

Cited by:

CitedSimmons v British Steel plc HL 29-Apr-2004
The claimant was injured at work as a consequence of the defender’s negligence. His injuries became more severe, and he came to suffer a disabling depression.
Held: the Inner House had been wrong to characterise the Outer House decision as . .
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Negligence

Updated: 25 November 2022; Ref: scu.196525