Smith v Leech Brain & Co Ltd
GPTKB entity
Statements (21)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
English tort law case
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| gptkbp:area |
negligence
tort law |
| gptkbp:citation |
[1962] 2 QB 405
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
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| gptkbp:decidedBy |
1962
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| gptkbp:defendant |
Leech Brain & Co Ltd
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Smith v Leech Brain & Co Ltd
|
| gptkbp:judge |
gptkb:Queen's_Bench_Division
gptkb:Lord_Parker_CJ Ormerod LJ Pearce LJ |
| gptkbp:plaintiff |
gptkb:Smith
|
| gptkbp:principle |
egg-shell skull rule
take your victim as you find him |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
Dulieu v White & Sons
Robinson v Post Office |
| gptkbp:result |
defendant liable
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| gptkbp:significance |
established that a defendant is liable for the full extent of a plaintiff's injury, even if the injury is unexpectedly severe due to a pre-existing condition
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Lord_Reid
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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