Davies v Swan Motor Company (Swansea) Ltd
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Court | Court of Appeal |
| Judgment Date | 1949 |
| Year | 1949 |
| Date | 1949 |
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...to the extent of that person's responsibility for the damage in question." Reference was made to the case of Davies v Swan Motor Co, [1949] 2 KB 291, in which Denning LJ set out that the exercise of the Court's discretion so as to be "just and equitable" "involves a consideration, not only ......
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...Maritime Conventions Act of 1911’ (1977) 51 Tulane L Rev 1025. 99 Merchant Shipping Act 1987, s 187(2). 100 Davies v Swan Motor Co (Swansea) Ltd v James [1949] 2 KB 291 (CA) 319; The Miraflores and The Abadesa [1966] P 18 (CA) 33; Nordlake (Owners) v Seaeagle (Owners) [2015] EWHC 3605 (Adml......
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...Act intended to bring the common law rules regarding contributory negligence broadly in line with the admiralty rules: Davies v Swan Motor Co [1949] 2 KB 291, p 319, per Evershed 123 [1922] 1 AC 129, at 144 (HL). 124 (1889) 15 PD 15. 125 [1943] P 32 (CA). 126 (1943) 74 Ll L Rep 86, p 91. 12......
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...[2002] Lloyd’s Rep PN 386. 78 [2003] BLR 155 at 174–175. 79 Section 1(1) of the 1945 Act. 80 Per Denning LJ in Davies v Swan Motor Co (Swansea) Ltd [1949] 2 KB 291 at 326. [2000] 2 AC 190. 82 Nationwide Building Society v Dunlop Haywards (DHL) Ltd [2009] EWHC 254 (Comm); [2010] 1 WLR 258, d......
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