Law report: Black ice ruling saves driver from negligence claim
This law report was contributed by law firm Berrymans Lace Mawer.
Smith v Fordyce and others
Court of Appeal, 10 April 2013
The claimant, who sustained injury when the defendant's vehicle skidded on black ice, appealed the decision to dismiss his claim.
The Court of
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