LAW OF TORTS

Tortious liability

Injuria sine damno

Ashby v white

Damnum sine injuria 

Case laws

Gloucester grammar school

Mogul steam ships v mcgror

Usha Ben v Chitra mandir 


Vicarious liability

Principal and agent

Master and servant 

Third party contractor 

Absolute liability

Defamation

MGM pictures v mohamyoussoup

Ramjeth melani v subramaniya sami 

Slander and libel 

Innuendo 

Defence

Absolute privilege 

Case laws

Ramjeth Melani v subramaniyaswami

Negligence

Contributory negligence 

Remoteness of damage 

Trespass

Nuisance - private and public

Assault and battery 

Liability of dangerous chattels  

Liability of animals

 Scienter rule

Case law 

Behren birram circus

 Cattle trepass 

 Ordinary liability in cup 

Trespass to goods

 Detenue 

 Conversion 

Interference with contract or business

 Conspiracy 

 Mogul steam ships case

 Passing off

General defence 

 Volenti non fit injuria  

  Hall v brooks auto racing club

Padmavati v dugganaika

Woolridge v sumner

Lakshmi Rajan v malar hospitals

Smith v baker 

Dan v hamilton 

  Haynes v harwood

Wagner v internationl railway 

 Inevitable accident

  Stanley v powell

Shirdhar Tiwari v u.p state transport corporation 

 Holmes v mather 

Brown v kendall

Two dogs were fighting and the defendant tries to separate the dogs using a stick and by mistake hits the palintiff s eye who was watching the scene

This is a mere inevitable accident the defendant is not liable 

Nitroglycerin case 

National coal board v evans

Act of god


Necessity 

Bird v holbrook

Cope v sharpe 

Statutory authority 

Vaughan v taff valde rail co

Smith v London south western railway 

Absolute liability 

Bhopal disaster case

M.c mehta v union of India 

Liability for animals

Ferae naturae - keeping dangerous animals 

Behren v briram circus 

Mayi Gowda v state of Karnataka 

State of Himachal pradhesh v halli devi 

Mansuetae naturae - not dangerous 

Cattle trespas 




 



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