贾海龙：法律分析和批判练习案例7-REPORT_ON_WINTERBOTTON3

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1、ReportonWinterbottomv.wrightPARTIES:Plaintiff:theinjured,whowashiredtodrivethecoachbyacontractorwiththepostmastergeneraltohorsethecoachprovidedbydefendantandwasinjuredinconsequenceofthebrokingdownofthecoach.Defendant:theownerofthecoach,whomadeacontractwiththepostmaster

2、generaltoprovidethecoachtoconveythemailbags.DATE:June6,1842COURTS:Exch.ofPicasCITATIONS:unknownFACTS:1・Thedefendantmadeacontactwithpostmastergeneraltoconveythemailbags・2.Accordingtothecontract,thedefendantprovidedacarriagetothepostmastergeneralandhadadutytokeepthecarri

3、agesafe・3.Theplaintiffwhowasemployedtodrivethecoachbyacontractorwiththepostmastergeneraltohorsethecoach.4.Theplaintiffwasinjuredinconsequenceofbrokingdownofthecoach・5.Theplaintiffbroughtanactionagainstthedefendantinthiscourttorecoverhisdamages.ISSUE:6.Whetherthedefenda

4、ntowesdutytotheplaintifffortheinjurycausedbytheupsettingofthecoach?ANSWER7.No.REASONS:OpinionbyLordAbincerMP：thedefendantowesnodutytotheplaintiff・Pl:undertheexistinglaw,thedefendantowesnodutytotheplaintiff・[A:whereundertheexistinglaw,thedefendantowesnoduty,thenheowesno

5、dutyunlessweshouldchangethelaw.]RL1:defendantowesnodutyonthegroundofcontract.[A:wherethedefendantowesnodutyonthegroundofcontract,heowesnodutyunderthelawunlesshehaspublicdutyundertakenorpublicnuisancecommited.JRl.1.1:onlypersonsprivytocontractareentitledtoduty.[A:wheret

6、helawisonlypersonsprivytocontractarcentitledtorecovery,followthelaw.][A:whereallcasessayso,itisthelaw.]E:[nonfound]RLL2:Peoplewhoarereallysubstantiallythepartiesareentitledtoduty.[A:wherethelawispeoplewhoarereallysubstantiallythepartiesareentitledtoduty,followthelaw.]R

7、1.L2.1:theprecedentsaysso.[A:wheretheprecedentsaysso,itisthelaw.]E:Levyv.Langridgecase・Agunwasboughtbyafatherfortheuseofhisson,theplaintiffintheaction,whowasreallyandsubstantiallythepartycontracting・Rl.1.3:theplaintiffisnotprivytoconctract[A:wheretheplaintiffisnotprivy

8、tocontract,heisnotentitledtorecovery]E:thecontractwasmadebetweenthePostmaster-Generalanddefendant・Rl.1.4:theplaintiff