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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.…

…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.…

…On the pleadings, both appellants denied negligence and pleaded that; “the accident occurred due to the sole or substantial negligence of the first plaintiff (meaning the first respondent) in driving, managing or controlling…

…But when hearing of the suit opened before Cockar J on the 14th December 1982, both appellants reversed their position and admitted liability for negligence.…

…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…