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Woods v Duncan

Hearings

27 Feb 1946 [1946] AC 401, HL

Subject Matter

NEGLIGENCE — Submarine — Sunk with loss of life — Diving trials — Torpedo tube test-cock blocked with paint — Claims for damages — Liability — Res ipsa loquitur.

Commentary

Blackstones Civil Practice 2023
Presumptions - Rebuttable presumptions of law - Principle of res ipsa loquitur 49.18

Stays for Litigation Reasons 56.3

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