Grant v. Australian Knitting Mills Ltd.
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Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal case
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| gptkbp:caseOutcome |
established consumer rights
increased accountability for manufacturers plaintiff awarded damages influenced international tort law led to reforms in product liability laws |
| gptkbp:caseTypes |
tort case
No. 1 of 1935 |
| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Australian_Knitting_Mills_Ltd.
appeal allowed damages for injury no liability Mr._Grant |
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:Privy_Council
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Grant v. Australian Knitting Mills Ltd.
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| gptkbp:impact |
influenced consumer protection laws
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| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Lord_Thankerton
gptkb:Lord_Macmillan gptkb:Lord_Atkin gptkb:Lord_Wright reversed lower court decision 1936-05-18 |
| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
gptkb:Australia
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| gptkbp:keyIssues |
negligence
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| gptkbp:legalStatus |
tort law
duty of care causation breach of duty remoteness of damage shaped future negligence cases influenced_Australian_tort_law |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
available in legal archives
influenced product safety standards used in law schools discussed in legal literature [1936] AC 85 frequently discussed in tort law courses landmark case in negligence still cited in modern cases |
| gptkbp:outcome |
liability established
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| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:post-World_War_I_Australia
gptkb:Donoghue_v._Stevenson |
| gptkbp:significance |
established principles of product liability
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| gptkbp:soundtrack |
1935
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| gptkbp:year |
1936
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