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contributory negligence
Jones v Livox Quarries Ltd
[1952] 2 QB 608
Key Principle
A claimant is contributorily negligent, and his damages fall to be reduced under the Law Reform (Contributory Negligence) Act 1945, where he fails to take reasonable care for his own safety and thereby exposes himself to a foreseeable risk of the kind of injury he suffers, even though the precise manner in which the injury occurs was not foreseeable.
Area of Law
General
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