Law Cases

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Berkley v Poulett [1977]

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Sundials, statues, photos not fixtures since they can be easily removed

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D'Eyncourt v Gregory 1866

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Easily removable things like tapestry can be fixtures when important part of fabric of or design of property

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Holland v Hodgson 1872

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Looms in mill are fixtures. Things added to permanently affect the property are fixtures.

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Leigh v Taylor 1902

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Tapas tries hung on wall not fixtures. Chattels affixed to be enjoyed as chattels not fixtures

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Elitestone Ltd v Morris 1997

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Bungalows affixed to property by own weight are fixtures. Intended to perminamtly improve the property. Can't be removed except by being destroyed

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Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Co 1893

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Adverts for rewards for doing something are offers

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Partridge v Crittenden 1968

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Illegal bird selling case, adverts merely invitation to treat

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Barry v Davies 2000

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Advert for auction without reserve is offer from auctioneer to highest bidder

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Fisher v Bell 1961

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Flick knife case, item in shop window are invitation to treat

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Payne v Cave

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You can withdraw offer before other side accepts, and auction is invitation to treat, bid is offer, hammer is acceptance

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Byrne & Co v Van Tienhoven

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You must inform other party you revoke your offer. If other party doesn't know offer is binding

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Pharmesutical Society of Great Brittain v Boots Cash Chemists

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Customer makes offer at the till, cashier accepts and contract completed

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Grainger & Son v Gough 1986

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Wine case, advert invitation to treat because otherwise they'd need unlimited supply

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R v Dytham 1979

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Police officers have duty to act

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R v Pittwood

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Gate crossing keeper. Job can create duty to act

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R v Gibbins & Proctor 1918

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Duty if care parent to child

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R v Miller 1983

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Duty to counteract danger you create. House on fire case

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R v White 1910

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Cyanide mother case. Conduct must be cause of prohibited consequence for criminal liability

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Bodkin - Adams 1957

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Doctor morphine case. Accelerating terminally ill person's death murder

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Benge 1865

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Train track laying foreman case. Ds conduct doesn't need to be the only cause of prohibited consequence

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Longbottom 1849

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Deaf person hit by wreck less carriage driver. Victim's negligence does not break chain or causation

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Hayward 1908

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Old wife heart attack case. Take the victim as you find him principle

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Blaue 1975

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Refused blood transfusion case. "victim as you find him" includes personal choice/religion

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R v Roberts

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Woman escaping coat grab in car. If action taken foreseeable and proportionate victim's action does not break chain of causation

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Holland 1841

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Infected finger case. Victim failing to act to prevent prohibited circumstances does not break chain of causation.

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R v Kennedy no2 2008

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Selling drugs case. Selling drugs to someone does not make you liable for murder/manslaughter

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Padgett 1983

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Police gun fight case. If third party intervention not voluntary no chain of causation break

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Jordan 1956

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Stabbed guy dies from bad care. If care is palpably wrong chain of causation may be broken

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Smith 1959

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Barracks fight case. Chain of causation only broken if care victim receives so bad it makes original conduct a mere part of the history.