Reviewed case brief
Stanley v. Powell
[1891] 1 QB 86
[1891] 1 QB 86 · Queen's Bench Division (England)
- Court
- Queen's Bench Division (England)
- Year
- 1891
- Subjects
- Law of Torts
- Reviewed
- 2026-08-02
Rule established
Where harm results despite the defendant's exercise of full reasonable care, through a genuinely unforeseeable and unavoidable occurrence, this constitutes an inevitable accident excusing liability.
Facts
Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
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[1891] 1 QB 86
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