Dunn v Macdonald
Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
Date | 1897 |
Year | 1897 |
Court | Court of Appeal |
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8 cases
- Paymaster, Malaya Command; Poh Yee Choi and Another v Shun Fah & Company
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Town Investments Ltd v Department of the Environment
...on behalf of" would be apt to signify agency at least, and possibly trust. Not so in public law. The distinction appears clearly from Dunn v. Macdonald [1897] 1 Q.B. 555. The question there was whether a public servant acting on behalf of the Crown was liable to the other contracting party......
- Aubrey Dennis Hunte v J W Evelyn & Transport & Harbours Department
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Margaret Hamilton Of Rockhall Against Lord Lyon King Of Arms
...that a Crown servant acting in his official capacity is not liable to actions for breach of warranty of authority: Dunn v Macdonald [1897] 1 QB 555 at 556-558. While the Crown may bind itself by a commercial contract, such as a lease, like any other public authority it cannot fetter the exe......
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