Snell v Haughton
| Jurisdiction | Ireland |
| Judgment Date | 15 July 1971 |
| Date | 15 July 1971 |
| Docket Number | [1968. No. 246 P.] |
| Court | Supreme Court |
(S.C.)
Snell
and
Haughton
Pedestrian and motorist - Pedestrian walking on left hand side of road at night - Contributory negligence - Personal injuries - Damages - Broken leg.
The plaintiff, a farm labourer aged 24 years, was walking along the left margin of an unlighted road in the country on a dark wet night in August, 1966, with his back to the traffic, when he was knocked down and injured by the defendant's motor car which was travelling in the same direction as the plaintiff. The plaintiff could have walked on the footpath on the other side of the road...
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5 cases
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Moore v Advanced Tyre Company Ltd
...an appellate court should interfere with a finding of contributory negligence made by a High Court judge, Walsh J. in Snell v. Haughton [1971] I.R. 305 stated as follows:- ‘It has been established by a series of decisions of this Court that this Court will not disturb the jury's findings on......
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Hussey v Twomey
...LIABILITY ACT 1961 S34(1) MCMAHON, BINCHY IRISH LAW OF TORTS 3ED 2000 559-60 PARA 20.14 MALONE v ROWAN 1984 3 AER 402 SNELL v HAUGHTON 1971 IR 305 JUDGE v REAPE 1968 IR 226 OWENS v BRIMMELL 1977 QB 859 FROOM & ORS v BUTCHER 1976 QB 286 1975 3 WLR 379 1975 2 LLOYD'S REP 478 1975 RTR 518 HA......
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Buckley v Mulligan
...or jury unless satisfied that such apportionment was grossly disproportionate having regard to the evidence, (see Snell v. Haughton [1971] I.R. 305). 25 The difficulty for an appellate court when asked to interfere with a finding of contributory negligence made by a jury is that it has no ......
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Nolan v O'Neill
...or jury unless satisfied that such apportionment was grossly disproportionate having regard to the evidence. (See Snell v. Haughton [1971] I.R. 305). Accordingly, it is on this premise that I consider the finding of the High Court judge. 12 The task of the High Court judge was to assess con......
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