Occupier's liability
Series: Estates Gazette Case Summaries ; [2002] 12EG 136 (CS)Publication details: 2002Subject(s): Summary: Tomlinson v Congleton Borough Council and another, CA 14 March 2002. Appellant (T) suffered serious injuries after diving into a mere managed by the repondent council (C). Judge dismissed T's claims as he stated that C had not been under a duty of care because there was no obligation to warn of what was an obvious risk. C appealed and this was accepted, as the earlier judge had not attached sufficient weight to the history of injuries and near fatalities at the mere.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| Law report | London News article | WB3812-13 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 117314-1001 |
Tomlinson v Congleton Borough Council and another, CA 14 March 2002. Appellant (T) suffered serious injuries after diving into a mere managed by the repondent council (C). Judge dismissed T's claims as he stated that C had not been under a duty of care because there was no obligation to warn of what was an obvious risk. C appealed and this was accepted, as the earlier judge had not attached sufficient weight to the history of injuries and near fatalities at the mere.