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…These follow the usual, stereotyped, particulars of negligence which can be obtained from any book on pleadings and civil procedure.…

…He is entitled, and indeed bound, if he is not to be guilty of any contributory negligence, to take reasonable precautions to avoid injury to himself. In Jones v Boyce [1816] 171 ER VOL.…

…Mr Aboo’s further submission was that the respondent’s cause of action was for damages for negligence or breach of duty (the duty existing by virtue of a contract) and the damages he claimed for the negligence and or breach…

…or any such provision) where the damages by the plaintiff for the negligence, nuisance or breach of duty consist of or include damages in respect of personal injuries to any person.…

…The accident was therefore attributed to negligence on the part of the defendant’s driver.…

…A defence was delivered on behalf on the defendant admitting the occurrence of the accident and the death of the deceased but alleging that the said accident was caused by negligence on the part of the deceased.…

…He brought this action against the Defendant claiming that the Defendant was negligent and that it was such negligence which occasioned the accident.…

…At first the Defendant denied liability for the negligence but on the 30th October, 1991, the parties agreed that the Plaintiff was himself 10% negligent while the Defendant was 90% negligent.…

…The appellant sued his employer, Coastal Bottlers Limited, the respondent, for damages for his injuries incurred in an accident at their premises which he claimed were the consequence of its negligence and or breach of contract…