Claim for damages against witness not attending court.
Held: A plaintiff in such a case could recover as damages the loss which the missing witness could have established.
Judges:
Bruce J
Citations:
(1896) 12 TLR 405
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Re N CA 20-May-1999
The claimant was a victim of a rape. She alleged that the police had mishandled the prosecution, resulting in the dismissal of the charges against the defendant, which in turn, she said exacerbated her own post traumatic stress disorder.
Held: . .
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Litigation Practice
Updated: 07 February 2022; Ref: scu.224417