A child, visiting the circus, left the tent to relieve herself. She passed the lions’ runway, where she was mauled. She sought damages for personal injury.
Held: The only people invited into that enclosure were those who came through the proper entrance. However, having entered the circus as an invitee, and there being no proper facilities, it was foreseeable that a child would not take heed of the warnings, and for this purpose she was an invitee. The circus was liable in negligence.
Citations:
[1948] 2 All ER 274
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Animals, Negligence
Updated: 12 May 2022; Ref: scu.190056
