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Reference: Volume 44B (1960), Part No. 1, Section 1, Page 185
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Judgement Details
Date
24/06/1960
Court
OF APPEAL (CIVIL, SUPERIOR)
Judiciary
MAMO ANTHONY J., MONTANARO GAUCI A.J., HARDING WILLIAM
Parties
CRISTINO ZAHRA vs RAYMOND G. ASHLEY
ECLI
N/A
Judgement Type
-
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Keywords / Summary
Keywords
"LAST OPPORTUNITY" - DANNI - KOLLIZJONI - NEGLIGENZA KONTRIBUTORJA
Summary
IL-fatt li wiehed, waqt li kien isuq karrozza, kien in parti kagun ta' kollizjoni li grat ma' karrozza ohra, jirrendieh responsabbli ghal parti tal-hsara derivanti mill-kollizjoni minhabba htija kontributorja. Ghalkemm id-driver wiehed jippretendi li l-htija kollha tla-kollizjoni ghandha taqa' fuqid-driver l-iehor, billi jallega li l-ahhar negligenza kienet tad-driver l-iehor u li dan kellu l-"last opportunity" li jevita l-kollizjoni, hija dejjem kwistjoni ta' fatt min tassew ikkaguna l-hsarau, jekk iz-zewg partijiet kienu fi htija, f'liema proporzjon ghandha tinqasam il-hsara. Il-kwistjoni jekk kienx hemm "contributory negligence" ma tistghax tigi deciza fuq supposti principji aprijoristici, jew regoli fissi, izda skond principji ta' sens komun; ghad li, bla dubju, meta tista' tingibed linja cara ta' demarkazzjoni, in-negligenza posterjuri hi l-unika wahda li ghandha tigi kunsidrata. Jekk il-Qorti tal-Ewwel Grad tkun uzat id-diskrezzjoni taghha fl-allokazzjoni tal-hsara a kariguta' driver wiehed u l-iehor, il-Qorti tal-Appell, bhala regola, ma tiddisturbax dik id-diskrezzjoni;biex id-diskrezzjoni wzata mill-Ewwel Qorti tigi disturbata, jehtieg li jkun jifher car illi hemm motivi ta' certa gravita'.
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