Condon v Basi [1985] 2 All ER 453, EWCA
Citation:Condon v Basi [1985] 2 All ER 453, EWCA
Rule of thumb:Can you sue someone for injuring you at football? If it can be clearly proved that the intent was to play the man and not the ball – yes, the person is liable in damages.
Judgment:
the basic facts of this case were that a challenge, miles from getting the ball, was put in during a Sunday league. The Court held that the duty of care extended here as well and around £5,000 was awarded in damages. ‘The tackle was made in a reckless and dangerous manner not with malicious intent towards the plaintiff but in an excitable manner without thought of the consequences…It is not for me in this court to attempt to define exhaustively the duty of care between players in a football game. Nor in my judgment is there any need because here was such an obvious breach of the Defendants duty of care towards the Plaintiff. He was clearly guilty, as I find the facts, of serious and dangerous foul play which showed a reckless disregard of the Plaintiff’s safety and which fell fare below the standards which might reasonably be expected in anyone pursuing the game’
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