Redpath v Belfast and County Down Railway
| Jurisdiction | Northern Ireland |
| Judgment Date | 01 January 1947 |
| Date | 01 January 1947 |
| Court | King's Bench Division (Northern Ireland) |
Grant to injured person from fund voluntarily subscribed by public to relieve distress - Whether to be taken into account in assessing damages.
In a railway accident caused by the negligence of the railway company's servants a number of passengers was killed or injured, and in order to relieve the resulting distress a fund was established which was voluntarily supported by the public. In an action for damages for personal injuries brought by one of the passengers the railway company administered interrogatories directed to ascertain the amount of the sums received by him from the fund. Held, that the interrogatories were directed to a matter irrelevant to the issues in the action. Damages which would otherwise be due to an injured party are not to be reduced by reason...
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