Classes of Defendant protected by Law in Negligence Special claimants and defendants The law of negligence has no statutory basis. It has developed through a huge number of cases. This has meant that when considering whether a duty of care...
To define to a layman the word negligence, one should see it in the light carelessness or an act or omission done which infringe on another person’s right due to nonchalant act of another. This is believed to be a wrong...
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Hadley v Baxendale The defendant who was unaware of its urgency delayed delivery of the repaired crankshaft to the plaintiff. The plaintiff claimed damages for loss of profits during the period of delay. Held: Alderson B’s dissenting judgment established that damages...
Adetoun Oladeji v Nigeria breweries Plc, (2007) 5 NWLR 415 at 439 The appellant was a distributor of the respondents’ products for many years and the parties agreed that without prejudice to accrued rights and liabilities of the parties, either party...
Marbury v Madison 1803 William Marbury and others moved the court for a rule to James Madison, Secretary of State of the United States, to show cause why a mandamus should not issue commanding him to cause to be delivered to...
Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Co., [1893] 1 QB 256 The defendants deposited £1000 in a Bank following its advert to pay £100 to anyone that catches flu after using a smoke ball accordingly. The plaintiff who caught flu after using...
Abacha v Fawehinmi, (2000) 6 NWLR (Pt. 660) 228 The respondent was arrested in furtherance of a detention order signed by the inspector General of Police. The respondent sued for violation of rights in the Constitution and the African charter on...
