Dann v Hamilton [1939] 1 KB 509
Facts:
Issue:
Ratio:
- C was injured in a car accident that was the result of the negligent driving of D who had been drinking.
- C brought a claim for damages against D’s estate.
- D raised the defence of volenti non fit injuria.
Issue:
- Can the defence of volenti be used in order to preclude from remedy a person who has voluntarily accepted the risk which arises from a driver who is driving a car under the influence of alcohol?
Ratio:
- Judgment in favour of C.
- Volenti applied to negligence only in cases where C by his words or conduct has impliedly agreed to absolve D from liability, which was not the scenario in this case.
- Simply knowing the risk is not enough; C must accept it.
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