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In Bolton v Stone [1951] AC 850 the claimant was injured by a cricket ball that was hit out of the cricket ground. Evidence was that this had only happened six times in the previous 30 years and that the ground had a 17ft high fence around it. The chances of that happening and thereby injuring someone were [...]; the reasonable man would not have guarded against such a small risk.
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so slight that there was no breach of duty

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#breach #negligence #tort
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In Bolton v Stone [1951] AC 850 the claimant was injured by a cricket ball that was hit out of the cricket ground. Evidence was that this had only happened six times in the previous 30 years and that the ground had a 17ft high fence around it. The chances of that happening and thereby injuring someone were [...]; the reasonable man would not have guarded against such a small risk.
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#breach #negligence #tort
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In Bolton v Stone [1951] AC 850 the claimant was injured by a cricket ball that was hit out of the cricket ground. Evidence was that this had only happened six times in the previous 30 years and that the ground had a 17ft high fence around it. The chances of that happening and thereby injuring someone were [...]; the reasonable man would not have guarded against such a small risk.
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so slight that there was no breach of duty
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