Inner House First Division. – Reparation – Culpa – Railway – Private Line of Railway – Obligation to Fence – Contributory Negligence.
Citations:
(1883) 11 R 44, [1883] SLR 21 – 28, [1883] SLR 21
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Jurisdiction:
Scotland
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Cited – British Railways Board v Herrington HL 16-Feb-1972
Land-owner’s Possible Duty to Trespassers
The plaintiff, a child had gone through a fence onto the railway line, and been badly injured. The Board knew of the broken fence, but argued that they owed no duty to a trespasser.
Held: Whilst a land-owner owes no general duty of care to a . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Transport, Negligence
Updated: 24 October 2022; Ref: scu.182842
