No liability for cricket ball injury
February 01, 2021
Anyone who has studied the law of delict since 1951 is aware of the English case of Bolton v Stone which found that hitting a cricket ball out of a cricket ground is an incidence of the game and did not amount to negligence so that the passer-by injured by the ball could not sue for damages.
The decision has been reaffirmed in November 2020 by the English High Court despite an attempt by a lower court to distinguish the case.
Read the full article here: https://www.financialinstitutionslegalsnapshot.com/2021/02/no-liability-for-cricket-ball-injury/
The decision has been reaffirmed in November 2020 by the English High Court despite an attempt by a lower court to distinguish the case.
Read the full article here: https://www.financialinstitutionslegalsnapshot.com/2021/02/no-liability-for-cricket-ball-injury/