Business Law

Case Who is

suing

whom?

What is the cause of action? What is

being

claimed?

Who

won?

Why did they win?

Urzi V.

Board of

Education

for the

Borough of

North York

(Icy

Sidewalk

Case)

Parent

suing the

school

board

Fall at the schoolyard led to a

injury in the knee; fell in

Europe leading to a hip

fracture from a weak knee

Claiming

recovering

for

damages

sustained

in her

second fall

Plaintiff

aka the

Parent

Negligence Act: Careless causing

of injury to the person/property another

Contributory Negligence: Duty care to yourself; knowing that is possible ice underneath a covered sidewalk

Duty of Care: invitee therefore to warn the plaintiff about ice

sidewalk which are the hazards

that you are aware of and should

be aware of

Hedley

Byrne &

Co Ltd. V.

Heller and

Partners

Ltd.

(Bank

case)

Investor (3rd

Party – Adv.

Co) suing

Bank

Advertiser wanted to make

sure that Easipower was

suitable for investing in so ask

Bank if they could determine if

they were reliable and

trustworthy for an amount of

$100,000 per annum

Claiming

recover of

the money

loss when

Easipower

went into

Liquidation

($17,000)

Plaintiff

aka

Hedley

Byrne the

advertising

company

Negligence Act:

Careless cause of injury because

they loss money after investing the company; Heller and Partners

passed negligent info to a third

party

Disclaimer Contract: Yes it was

enough for the defendant to

escape liability

Dixon V.

Deacon

(Auditor

case)

Shareholder

suing the

auditors

Dixon purchased shares off of

another individual in the

company known as NBS