McCaffery v Datta; Datta and St Anne’s Nursing Home Limited: CA 14 Nov 1996

The plaintiff nurse injured her back lifting a patient. She appealed against a finding that she was one third contributorily negligent.
Held: The appeal failed. The judge had correctly applied the law in finding contributory negligence, and as to the amount that was a matter for him.

Citations:

[1996] EWCA Civ 961

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Personal Injury

Updated: 03 November 2022; Ref: scu.140828