The claimant was injured after falling from a sash window in the defendant’s hotel. He appeal against refusal of his claim.
Held: The appeal failed. The claimant’s argument, if followed to its conclusion, would result in every window having to be adapted to prevent someone falling from it.
Judges:
Ward LJ
Citations:
Times 20-Jan-2006
Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Keown v Coventry Healthcare NHS Trust CA 2-Feb-2006
The claimant a young boy fell from a fire escape on the defendant’s building. He suffered brain damage and in later life was convicted of sexual offences.
Held: His claim failed: ‘there was no suggestion that the fire escape was fragile or had . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Personal Injury, Negligence
Updated: 10 May 2022; Ref: scu.238293
