Donovan v Landy's Ltd
| Jurisdiction | Ireland |
| Court | Supreme Court |
| Judgment Date | 13 April 1963 |
| Date | 13 April 1963 |
(S.C.)
Donovan
and
Landy's Ltd
Trespassers - Infant climbing on rear of motor van - Injuries sustained by infant when driver reversed - Allurement -Liability of owners of chattels to trespassers -Reasonable care - "Reckless disregard" of presence of trespasser - Contributory negligence.
The plaintiff, a boy of six and a half years of age, claimed damages for personal injuries suffered as a result of his "scutting" on a projection at the rear of a bread-van belonging to the defendants. The van was so constructed that the driver, when...
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11 cases
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McNamara v Electricity Supply Board
...U.D.C.IR [1968] I.R. 205 applied. Robert Addie & Sons (Collieries) Ltd. v. DumbreckELR [1929] A.C. 358; Donovan v. Landy's Ltd.IR [1963] I.R. 441 and O'Leary v. Wood Ltd.IR[1964] I.R. 269 not applied. 2. (Fitzgerald C.J. dissenting) that the jury's finding that the defendants had been negli......
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PSK Construction Ltd (Kavanagh) v Killeen & Higgins
...COMPANIES ACT 1963 S297A(1) HEFFERON KEARNS LTD, IN RE (NO 2) 1993 3 IR 191 1993/2/313 COMPANIES (AMDT) ACT 1990 S33 DONOVAN v LANDYS LTD 1963 IR 441 SHAWINIGAN LTD v VOKINS & CO LTD 1961 1 WLR 1206 1961 3 AER 396 COMPANIES ACT 1963 S297A(2)(A) COMPANIES ACT 1963 S297A(2) COMPANIES ACT 19......
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Re Hefferon Kearns Ltd (No. 2)
...his selfish desire to keep his own company alive overrode any concern which he ought to have had for others. Donovan v. Landys Ltd.IR [1963] I.R. 441 distinguished. 7. That the first defendant had not been a party to conduct specified in s. 33 sub-s. 1 (a), in that he and the second defenda......
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Smith v Córas Iompair Éireann
...Citations: PURTILL V ATHLONE UDC 1968 IR 205 MCNAMARA V ELECTRICITY SUPPLY BOARD (ESB) 1975 IR 1 DONOVAN V LANDY'S LTD 1963 IR 441 O'KEEFFE V IRISH MOTOR INNS 1978 IR 85 FOLEY V MUSGRAVE CASH & CARRY LTD UNREP SUPREME 20.12.85 1985/8/2145 Synopsis: NEGLIGENCE Occupier Transport authorit......
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