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Petroleum Company of Trinidad and Tobago Ltd v Ryan and Another: PC 19 Oct 2017

(From the Court of Appeal of Trinidad and Tobago) The company appealed from a finding that it was liable for personal injuries suffered by neighbours to a disused oil well suffered it was said from fumes from the well.
Held: The appal succeeded. There had infact been no evidence to support the finding that the well was causative of the injuries suffered.

Judges:

Lady Hale, Lord Kerr, Lord Wilson, Lord Carnwath, Lord Hughes

Citations:

[2017] UKPC 30

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

Commonwealth

Nuisance, Personal Injury, Negligence

Updated: 01 April 2022; Ref: scu.598627

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