Justices liable in damages
Language: English Series: Times ; 25/11/87 p44Publication details: 1987Subject(s): Summary: In Regina v Manchester City Justices Ex parte Davies QBD 16 November 1987 it was held that where because of the justices` insufficiency of inquiry they had failed to address themselves to the question of whether a ratepayer`s failure to pay outstanding rates was `due ... to his culpable neglect ` within the meaning of s 103(1)(b) of the General Rate Act 1967 before committing him to prison they were liable to the ratepayer for damages at large, not limited to one penny, for wrongful imprisonment.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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In Regina v Manchester City Justices Ex parte Davies QBD 16 November 1987 it was held that where because of the justices` insufficiency of inquiry they had failed to address themselves to the question of whether a ratepayer`s failure to pay outstanding rates was `due ... to his culpable neglect ` within the meaning of s 103(1)(b) of the General Rate Act 1967 before committing him to prison they were liable to the ratepayer for damages at large, not limited to one penny, for wrongful imprisonment.