The widow sought damages for an unauthorised autopsy carried out upon the body of her late husband.
Citations:
[1930] SC 394
Jurisdiction:
Scotland
Cited by:
Cited – AB and others v Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust, Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust QBD 26-Mar-2004
Representative claims were made against the respondents, hospitals, pathologists etc with regard to the removal of organs from deceased children without the informed consent of the parents. They claimed under the tort of wrongful interference.
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Wills and Probate
Updated: 18 July 2022; Ref: scu.195014
