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British Railways Board v Herrington

[1972] UKHL 1; [1972] AC 877; [1972] 2 WLR 537

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtHouse of Lords

Year1972

StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

An occupier owes trespassers, especially children, a limited duty of common humanity to take reasonable steps against known or anticipated concealed dangers.

Area of Law

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