Woodman Matheson Company Ltd v Brennan

JurisdictionIreland
Judgment Date01 January 1941
Date01 January 1941
CourtHigh Court
(H.C.),
Woodman Matheson & Co. Ltd
and
Brennan

Sum paid to plaintiffs by their insurers - Plea of diminution raised in defence - Application to strike out - Practice.

A sum paid by his insurers to a party injured through alleged negligence should not be considered in diminution of damages in an action against the negligent party. A plea relative to that circumstance may be struck out.

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  • McFadden v Weir
    • Ireland
    • High Court
    • 16 December 2005
    ...1 AER 555 1970 AC 1 GRAHAM v BAKER 1961 106 CLR 340 GUY v TRIZEC EQUITIES LTD 1979 99 DLR (3D) 243 WOODMAN MATHESON & CO LTD v BRENNAN 1941 75 ILTR 34 SINNOTT v QUINNSWORTH 1984 ILRM 523 MCENEANEY v MONAGHAN CO COUNCIL & COILLTE TEORANTA UNREP O'SULLIVAN 26.7.2001 2003/40/9627 N (M) v M (S)......
  • Doyle v Wicklow County Council
    • Ireland
    • Supreme Court
    • 14 December 1974
    ...8 T.L.R. 559. 30 [1964] A.C. 698. 31 [1962] N.I. 78. 32 [1962] N.I. 111, 122. 33 [1915] 2 I.R. 85. 34 (1897) 32 I.L.T.R. 32. 35 (1941) 75 I.L.T.R. 34. 36 (1883) 11 Q.B.D. 380. 37 (1782) 3 Doug. K.B. 61. 38 [1971] 2 Q.B. 230. 39 [1918] 1 I.R. 152. 40 (1885) 15 Q.B.D. 368. 41 [1915] 2 I.R. 85......

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