Gillick v O'Reilly

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Court: High Court
• Judgment Date: 01 January 1984
• Date: 01 January 1984

(H.C.)

Gillick

and

O'Reilly

Road traffic accident -Cattle straying - Driver colliding with cattle which had strayed onto main road - Whether cattle constituted a public nuisance - Whether defendants negligent - Whether under a duty to prevent cattle straying onto public road.

The plaintiff was injured when his motor-car collided at night on a main road with a bullock owned by the defendant. The animal was one of a herd that had strayed on to the road through an open gate. The evidence did not establish who had left the gate open. The collision occurred...