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Davis v Scott
Judgment date: 26/06/1998
Court: SASC
Judge: Doyle CJ, Millhouse and Nyland JJ
Citation:
(1998) 197 LSJS 259;
(1998) 71 SASR 361;
BC9802669;
Catchwords: Negligence; Vicarious liability; Liability of owner of aircraft for actions of pilot; Whether owner vicariously responsible for negligence of pilot;
Negligence; Nervous shock; Shock arising from parents witnessing son being injured in plane crash; Assessment of damages;