The plaintiff fireman was injured attending a fire. He sought damages from the owner whose negligence had caused it. The court at first instance (Nash J) found the land owner negligent but not liable to the plaintiff on the ground that the injuries he sustained were not a reasonably foreseeable consequence of the defendant’s negligence.
Held: The paintiff’s appeal succeeded.
Judges:
Dillon, Stephen Brown, Neill LJJ
Citations:
[1987] 2 WLR 988, [1987] 1 All ER 668, (1987) 84 LSG 1882
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Appeal from – Ogwo v Taylor HL 19-Nov-1987
A firefighter sought damages for personal injuries from the party negligent in starting a fire, suffered while attending it.
Held: A property owner owes a duty of care to firemen, not, by his negligence, to start a fire, or to create special . .
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Negligence
Updated: 03 September 2022; Ref: scu.546908
