LAW203 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: South Australia Police, Robert Bropho, Churchwarden
25 Jul 2018
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S52: how self-defence operates in civil precludes only if- 1) response to an unlawful act 2) believed conduct was necessary 3) responded reasonably in circumstances s53: limitations placed on potential damages awards even if d acts excessively. Trespass to person (directness) and action on the case (indirectness) - reynolds v clarke (1726) - log on highway. Battery as described in wilson v pringle (cid:858)(cid:373)ust (cid:271)e a(cid:374) i(cid:374)te(cid:374)tio(cid:374)al tou(cid:272)hi(cid:374)g o(cid:396) (cid:272)o(cid:374)ta(cid:272)t i(cid:374) o(cid:374)e fo(cid:396)(cid:373) o(cid:396) a(cid:374)othe(cid:396)(cid:859) Scott v shepherd (1773) - squib - directness: any intervening acts made out of necessity or self-preservation are not considered consequences, but part of the direct act itself. (battery) Leame v bray (1803) - "he be the immediate cause of it, though it happen accidentlyhe is answerable in trespass" Stanley v powell (1891) - shooting pheasants, no trespass found, ttp only for injury directly and intentionally caused.
