Acres and Thompson v Maxwell

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Judgment Date: 01 January 1937
• Court: Circuit Court
• Date: 01 January 1937

[Cir. Ct., I.F.S.],

Acres and Thompson

and

Maxwell

Agistment - Cattle of agister seized for rates and sold - Implied indemnity - Right to reimbursement - Measure of damages - Principal and surety - Money paid.

Certain cattle of the plaintiff which were lawfully on the defendant's land under a contract of agistment were distrained and sold for rates upon and due from the defendant. Held, the owner of the cattle was entitled to be reimbursed by the owner of the lands.

H. C., I.F.S.

S. C., I.F.S.

Burke

and

Russell

Reidy

and

Curtin

Incapacity for work -Incapacity from misconduct - Novus actus interveniens -Workman voluntarily leaves his post-accident employment under the same employer -Question of reasonableness of workman's conduct - Duty of arbitrator - Workmen's Compensation Act, 1906, Sch. I, (1) (b).

Injury...