Thompson v Bankstown Municipal Corporation: 1953

(Australia) Occupier’s duty of care to a person to whom he already has a neighbour relationship.

Citations:

(1953) 87 CLR 619

Cited by:

CitedBritish 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 . .
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Negligence, Land, Commonwealth

Updated: 29 April 2022; Ref: scu.183020