Reviewed case brief
Bolton v. Stone
[1951] AC 850
[1951] AC 850 · House of Lords (UK)
- Court
- House of Lords (UK)
- Year
- 1951
- Subjects
- Law of Torts
- Reviewed
- 2026-08-02
Rule established
A reasonable person calibrates precautions according to the genuine probability and magnitude of a risk, weighed against the burden of further precautions; negligence does not require guarding against every conceivable, however remote, risk.
Facts
Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
How to use it in an exam
Editorial source
[1951] AC 850
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