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Stapley v Gypsum Mines Ltd

[1953] AC 663; [1953] 2 All ER 478 (HL)

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtHouse of Lords

Year1953

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Causation in negligence is a question of common sense, not philosophy; where the claimant's own fault is a contributing cause, damages are apportioned according to the parties' respective shares of responsibility for the damage.

Area of Law

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