The defendant was involved in a fight at a parish dinner and it was suggested that he had hit the claimant by mistake, giving him two black eyes. The jury were that even on that premise he would be liable.
Judges:
Mr Justice Bosanquet
Citations:
(1832) 5 Car and P 372, 172 ER 1015
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Attorney General for Northern Ireland’s Reference no 1 of 1975 HL 1975
Often a soldier has to act intuitively, and, in assessing his conduct and judging the action of the reasonable soldier, it is important to recognise that his action ‘is not undertaken in the calm analytical atmosphere of the court room after counsel . .
Cited – Bici and Bici v Ministry of Defence QBD 7-Apr-2004
Claimants sought damages for personal injuries incurred when, in Pristina, Kosovo and during a riot, British soldiers on a UN peacekeeping expedition fired on a car.
Held: The incidents occurred in the course of peace-keeping duties. It was . .
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Torts – Other
Updated: 24 November 2022; Ref: scu.198141