Morgan v Liverpool Corporation, 1927 2 KB 131
Citation:Morgan v Liverpool Corporation, 1927 2 KB 131
Rule of thumb 1:What happens if a property is being used in an ordinary manner, and someone is injured as a result? The general test is that if a person is using a property in an ordinary manner and they are injured, then they will be entitled to make a claim for this.
Rule of thumb 2:What is the basic general test of proving an occupier’s liability case? The general test is the ‘ordinary usage’ test – where ordinary usage results in injury then this will be a valid claim.
Judgment:
‘If the state of repair of a house is such that by ordinary use damage may naturally be caused to the occupier, either in respect of personal injury to life or limb, or injury to health, the house is not in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation’, Lord Atkin
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