Gibb v Comerford
| Jurisdiction | Ireland |
| Judgment Date | 01 January 1942 |
| Date | 01 January 1942 |
| Court | High Court |
Gibb
and
Comerford
Dog kept on premises adjoining highway - Allowed uncontrolled access to highway - Dog injuring cyclist on highway - Absence of scienter - Liability of owner.
In the absence of scienter, the owner of an animal mansuetae naturae is under no obligation to prevent it from straying from his premises to an adjoining highway and is not liable for damage which it causes to persons lawfully using such highway. In determining liability for accidents caused by domestic animals on the...
Get this document and AI-powered insights with a free trial of vLex and Vincent AI
Get Started for FreeUnlock full access with a free 7-day trial
Transform your legal research with vLex
-
Complete access to the largest collection of common law case law on one platform
-
Generate AI case summaries that instantly highlight key legal issues
-
Advanced search capabilities with precise filtering and sorting options
-
Comprehensive legal content with documents across 100+ jurisdictions
-
Trusted by 2 million professionals including top global firms
-
Access AI-Powered Research with Vincent AI: Natural language queries with verified citations
Unlock full access with a free 7-day trial
Transform your legal research with vLex
-
Complete access to the largest collection of common law case law on one platform
-
Generate AI case summaries that instantly highlight key legal issues
-
Advanced search capabilities with precise filtering and sorting options
-
Comprehensive legal content with documents across 100+ jurisdictions
-
Trusted by 2 million professionals including top global firms
-
Access AI-Powered Research with Vincent AI: Natural language queries with verified citations
Unlock full access with a free 7-day trial
Transform your legal research with vLex
-
Complete access to the largest collection of common law case law on one platform
-
Generate AI case summaries that instantly highlight key legal issues
-
Advanced search capabilities with precise filtering and sorting options
-
Comprehensive legal content with documents across 100+ jurisdictions
-
Trusted by 2 million professionals including top global firms
-
Access AI-Powered Research with Vincent AI: Natural language queries with verified citations
Unlock full access with a free 7-day trial
Transform your legal research with vLex
-
Complete access to the largest collection of common law case law on one platform
-
Generate AI case summaries that instantly highlight key legal issues
-
Advanced search capabilities with precise filtering and sorting options
-
Comprehensive legal content with documents across 100+ jurisdictions
-
Trusted by 2 million professionals including top global firms
-
Access AI-Powered Research with Vincent AI: Natural language queries with verified citations
Unlock full access with a free 7-day trial
Transform your legal research with vLex
-
Complete access to the largest collection of common law case law on one platform
-
Generate AI case summaries that instantly highlight key legal issues
-
Advanced search capabilities with precise filtering and sorting options
-
Comprehensive legal content with documents across 100+ jurisdictions
-
Trusted by 2 million professionals including top global firms
-
Access AI-Powered Research with Vincent AI: Natural language queries with verified citations
Start Your 7-day Trial
2 cases
-
Gomberg v Smith
...between dogs and other domestic animals. This was the conclusion of Mr Justice Maguire (as he then was) in his admirable Judgment in Gibb v. Cowerford, 1942 Irish Reports, 295, where he reviewed the English authorities, and cited in particular from the illuminating observations of Mr Justi......
-
Ellis v Johnstone
...past. Lord Maugham in Searle v. Wallbank, Mr Justice Neville in Heath's Garages Ltd. v. Hodges, Mr Justice Maguire in the Irish case of Gibb v. Comerford, and Lord Justice Harman in Gomberg v. Smith, all thought that no distinction could be drawn for the purpose of the rule between dogs and......