McCullagh v Irish Free State

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Judgment Date: 01 January 1923
• Date: 01 January 1923
• Court: County Court (Ireland)

Co. Ct., I. F. S.,

M'Cullagh

and

Irish Free State

Unintentional injury -Malicious Damage Act, 1861 s. 51 - Damage to Property (Compensation) Act, 1923, s. 15.

For the purpose of succeeding in an application for compensation under s. 15 of the Damage to Property (Compensation) Act, 1923, the theft of the chattels must have been committed at some place which is actually within the area of the Irish Free State. The taking of a motor oar from the owner under circumstances amounting to larceny for the purpose of using the car, in the course of which usethe car becomes injured by wear and tear, will not entitle the owner to...