Widdowson (By her Father and Next Friend Widdowson) v Newgate Meat Corporation Scullion and Enaas: CA 19 Nov 1997

Res ipsa loquitur might be used to establish fault where the driver drove into a pedestrian on a carriageway and had no explanation for the accident.

Citations:

Gazette 10-Dec-1997, Times 04-Dec-1997, [1997] EWCA Civ 2763

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Personal Injury, Negligence, Road Traffic

Updated: 29 May 2022; Ref: scu.143162