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Wringe v Cohen

Wringe v Cohen [1940] 1 KB 229 (CA)
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtCourt of Appeal
Year1940
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

An owner or occupier responsible for repair of premises adjoining a highway is strictly liable for damage from their collapse due to want of repair, whether or not he knew or ought to have known of the danger.

Area of Law

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