Sycamore v Ley

JurisdictionEngland & Wales
Year1932
Date1932
CourtCourt of Appeal
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10 cases
  • Draper v Hodder
    • United Kingdom
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 3 February 1972
    ...plaintiffs failed, so that in a sense the remarks of their Lordshipswere obiter. 16In the next case, which followed five months later, Sycamore v. Ley (1932) (147 Law Times 342) where also the plaintiffs failed, Lord Justice Greer, who had been a party to the decision in Fardon's case when ......
  • Gomberg v Smith
    • United Kingdom
    • Court of Appeal
    • 22 January 1962
    ...as is likely to injure his neighbour - the ordinary duty to take care in the cases put upon negligence". See also Lord Justice Greer in Sycamore v. Ley, 147 Law Times, 342, at page 345. These passages were quoted with approval by Lord Justice Slesser in Dean v. Davies above. 20 Lord Atkin's......
  • Ellis v Johnstone
    • United Kingdom
    • Court of Appeal
    • 3 December 1962
    ...for example, the remarks of Lord du Parcq in Searle v. Wallbank; of Lord Evershed in Brock v. Richards; and of Lord justice Greer in Sycamore v. Ley. 37 The Appellant asserts that there are such special circumstances here. They have been detailed by my Lord. The majority of them have to do ......
  • Brewer v. Saunders, (1986) 73 N.S.R.(2d) 93 (CA)
    • Canada
    • Nova Scotia Supreme Court of Nova Scotia (Canada)
    • 18 April 1986
    ...neighbour - the ordinary duty to take care in the cases put upon negligence.' "From there it is but a short step to Sycamore v. Ley [(1932), 147 L.T. 342, [1932] All E.R. Rep. 97], decided a few months later and again one arising from damage done by a dog left in a parked car, the defendant......
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