Lloyd's Law Reports

Professor Robert Merkin KC; Dr Johanna Hjalmarsson

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CHAPMAN v. WARD

[1975] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 309

QUEEN'S BENCH DIVISION

Before Mr. Justice Stocker

Damages - Personal injury - Car being driven on country road in broad daylight - Swerve off road and collision with telegraph pole - Passenger's face lacerated - Right knee and left ankle injured - Loss of six teeth from lower jaw - Quantum of damages - Whether damages should be reduced because seat belt not being worn by passenger. Negligence - Seat belts - Whether passenger in car guilty of contributory negligence in not wearing seat belt.

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