Thorne v Northern Group Hospital Management Committee; 6 Jun 1964

References: Times 06-Jun-1964
Coram: Edmund Davis J
Ratio: At common law, ‘as a matter of general principle a hospital is under a duty to take precautions to avoid the possibility of injury, whether self-inflicted or otherwise, occurring to patients who it knows, or ought to know, have a history of mental illness.’
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