Australia Leading Case uncategorized

Caterson v Commissioner for Railways

[1973] HCA 12; (1973) 128 CLR 99

JurisdictionAustralia

CourtHigh Court of Australia

Year1973

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Where a defendant's negligence places a plaintiff in a dilemma, the reasonableness of the plaintiff's risk-taking to escape inconvenience is judged by weighing the degree of inconvenience against the risk taken.

Area of Law

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