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Hart v Lancashire and Yorkshire Rly Co: 1869

Bramwell B said: ‘people do not furnish evidence against themselves simply by adopting a new plan in order to prevent the recurrence of an accident. I think that a proposition to the contrary would be barbarous.’

Judges:

Bramwell B

Citations:

(1869) 21 LT 261

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedBorealis Ab v Geogas Trading Sa ComC 9-Nov-2010
The parties had contracted for sale and purchase of butane for processing. It was said to have been contaminated. The parties now disputed the effect on damages for breach including on causation, remoteness, mitigation and quantum.
Held: The . .
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Damages

Updated: 11 May 2022; Ref: scu.425894

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