Bohane v Driscoll

JurisdictionIreland
Judgment Date19 February 1929
Date19 February 1929
CourtSupreme Court (Irish Free State)
[S. C., I.F.S.]
Bohane
and
Driscoll

Liability -National school - Fire screen removed from fire -Child severely burned - Allurement - "Trap" -Licensee - Action in Circuit Court - Damages awarded - Damages increased by High Court on appeal - No application to High Court to vary decree of Circuit Court - Increased award of damages set aside by Supreme Court - Public Authorities Protection Act, 1893, s. 1 - Courts of Justice Act, 1924 (No. 10 of 1924), ss. 61 and62 - Courts of Justice Act, 1928 (No. 15 of 1928), s. 11 - Rules of High Court and Supreme Court,1926, Or. XXIV, r. 6.

A National School contained two classrooms, one for the junior and one for the senior class. During the...

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  • Rooney v Connolly
    • Ireland
    • Supreme Court
    • 1 January 1987
    ...FRIEND EAMONN ROONEY) Plaintiff and THE REVEREND FATHER PHILIP CONNOLLY,P.P. Defendant Citations: ANIMALS ACT 1985 S3 BOHANE V DRISCOLL 1929 IR 428 BOUGHTON V BRAY UDC 1949 IJ 57 BRADLEY V CIE 1976 IR 217 CHARLESWORTH ON NEGLIGENCE 6ED 1977 PARA 2103 CONSTITUTION SAORSTAT EIREANN ART 73 C......
  • Thomas v Leitrim County Council
    • Ireland
    • Supreme Court
    • 7 March 2001
    ...2ED 213 BOYLAN V DUBLIN CORPORATION 1949 IR 60 SUTTON V BOOTLE CORPORATION 1947 1 KB 359 OCCUPIERS LIABILITY ACT 1995 BOHANE V DRISCOLL 1929 IR 428 ROONEY V CONNOLLY 1987 ILRM 768 MERSEY DOCKS & HARBOUR BOARD V PROCTOR 1923 AC 253 AHERNE V ROTH 1945 IR JUR REP 45 O'SULLIVAN V DWYER 197......
  • McELVANEY, APPLICATION of
    • Ireland
    • High Court
    • 2 April 1974
    ...so interpreting the section by the decision of the Supreme Court of Saorstat Eireann in the State (O'Malley) v. Circuit Jndge of Dublin 63 I.L.T.R. 79. In that case, known as the Ormond Hotel Case, approval was given to the operation of the section to license one attached house after anothe......