Baker v Bolton and Others
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Judgment Date | 01 January 1807 |
| Date | 01 January 1807 |
| Court | High Court |
English Reports Citation: 170 E.R. 1033
IN THE COURTS OF KING'S BENCH AND COMMON PLEAS
Baker
and
Bolton and others
Followed, Osborne v Gillett, 1873, L R 8 Ex 88, Clark v London General Ommbus Co, [1906] 2 K B 660, Berry v Humm, [1915] 1 K B. 627. Admiralty Commissioners v S. S. "Amerika," [1917] A. C 38 Considered and distinguished, Jackson v Watson, [1909] 2 k B 197. Referred to, Kent v Atkinson, [1923] P 142
BAKER V. BOLTON'f-7/- I-* & JC- 1033 [493] Same day baker c bolton and others (In an action for negligence, whereby the plaintiff's wife was killed, he is not entitled to any damages for the loss of her society, or for his mental...
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Barclay v Penberthy
...Remoteness — Whether damages recoverable calculated by price of substitute less wages no longer paid to injured employee. Tort — Rule in Baker v Bolton — Whether employer can recover for death of employee. Words and phrases — ‘per quod servitium amisit’, ‘pure economic loss’, ‘vulnerability......
- Woolworths Ltd v Crotty
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Fuller v The Attorney General
...be some reference to the evolution of tort law on this issue. The starting point on this branch of law is the decision of Baker v. Bolton 1 Camp 493 which was analysed by Lord Parker and Lord Sumner in Admiralty Commissioners v. S.S. Amerika [1917] A.C. 38. This is how Lord Parker stated th......
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Singh v Persaud
... ... dependants of deceased person whose deaths were caused by the wrongful acts or default of others. The damages recoverable thereunder are purely compensatory and are assessed according to the ... representative with a fresh and new cause of action in derogation of the principle in Baker v. Bolton (1808) 1 Camp. 493 ... It merely provides for the survival of the deceased's cause of ... ...
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Is actio per quod still available in Australia?
...decided on appeal on issues that may fall outside the pleadings - provided there is no prejudice to the other parties. Footnotes 1 (1808) 1 Camp 493 [170 ER 1033] 2 (1942) 66 CLR 603 3 [2012] HCA 40 at par 96 4 Cifuentes v Fugro Spatial Solutions Pty Ltd [2009] WA SC 316 of 322 5 [2012] HCA......
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Table of cases
...Ex 243 ............................................................................ 31, 77, 78, 79, 80 Baker v Bolton (1808), 1 Camp 493, 170 ER 1033, 36(1) Digest (Reissue) 340 .................................................................................... 205 Baker v Willoughby (1969......
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Compensation for Death
...and territories now provides for compensation for family members or dependants. 3 Additionally, 1 Baker v Bolton (1808), 1 Camp 493, 170 ER 1033. 2 For example, see Ferraiuolo v Olson , 2004 ABCA 281 at paras 21–22 [ Ferraiuolo ]; Dotto Estate v Thickson , 2013 ABQB 348 at paras 10–15. 3 Fa......
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Compensation for Death
...provinces and territories now provides for compensation for family members or dependants. 2 Addi- 1 Baker v. Bolton (1808), 1 Camp. 493, 170 E.R. 1033. 2 Family Compensation Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 126; Fatal Accidents Act , R.S.A. 2000, c. F-8; Fatal Accidents Act, R.S.S. 1978, c. F-11; Fat......