Statements (21)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:law
|
| gptkbp:area |
negligence
tort law |
| gptkbp:citation |
[1951] 1 All ER 1078
[1951] 2 TLR 105 [1951] AC 850 |
| gptkbp:date |
1951
|
| gptkbp:defendant |
gptkb:Bolton
|
| gptkbp:heldBy |
Defendant not liable
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Bolton v Stone
|
| gptkbp:judge |
gptkb:House_of_Lords
|
| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
|
| gptkbp:plaintiff |
gptkb:Miss_Stone
|
| gptkbp:plotSummary |
A cricket ball hit out of a ground injured a passerby; court held risk was so small that reasonable people would not have anticipated it.
|
| gptkbp:predecessor |
standard of care in negligence
|
| gptkbp:principle |
foreseeability of harm
reasonable care |
| gptkbp:subject |
liability for injury caused by cricket ball
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Lord_Reid
gptkb:Lord_William_Reid |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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