Weaver v Ward

JurisdictionEngland & Wales
Date1607
CourtCourt of the King's Bench
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2 cases
  • Mulcahy v Ministry of Defence
    • United Kingdom
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 21 February 1996
    ...could have resisted liability under the doctrine of common employment. The researches of counsel brought to our attention the decision in Weaver v. Ward (1616) Hobart 134 where it was held on demurrer that an action of trespass would lie if in the course of military exercises a soldier were......
  • Wilson v Pringle
    • United Kingdom
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 26 March 1986
    ...(leading to the modern action of negligence) but also of the action of trespass to the person itself. 8A convenient starting point is Weaver v Ward (1617) Hobart 135 (80 ER 284.) The plaintiff and defendant were exercising in the trained band with live ammunition. The defendant shot the pla......

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