WINFIELD ON TORT EIGHTH EDITION BY J. A. JOLOWICZ, M.A. Of the Inner Temple and Gray's Inn, Barrister-at-Law; Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge; Lecturer in Law of the University of Cambridge AND T. ELLIS LEWIS, B.A., LL.M., PH.D. Of Gray's Inn, Barrister-at-Law; Fellow of Trinity Hall, Cambridge; Lecturer in Law in the University of Cambridge LONDON SWEET & MAXWELL 4967
Preface Table of Cases Table of Statutes page vii xiii xlvii References to Year Books lv 1. MEANING OF THE LAW OF TORT 1 The Foundation of Tortious Liability.... 10 2. GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF TORTIOUS LIABILITY.. 14 Act or Omission 16 Intention or Negligence or the Breach of a Strict Duty. 16 Motive and Malice 20 3. NOMINATE TORTS 24 4. TRESPASS TO THE PERSON....... 2 7 Assault and Battery 27 False Imprisonment 32 Intentional Physical Harm other than Trespasses to the Person 40 5. NEGLIGENCE 42 Essentials of Negligence 42 Trespass to the Person and Negligence.... 76 6. REMOTENESS OF DAMAGE AND CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE. 80 Remoteness of Damage 80 Contributory Negligence 102 7. NERVOUS SHOCK 118 8. BREACH OF STATUTORY DUTY 128 The Existence of Liability 128 Elements of the Tort 134 Defences 138 Nature of the Action 140 9. EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY 143 Introductory 143 Common Law 147 Breach of Statutory Duty 158 Employers' Liability 164 10. LIABILITY FOR LAND AND STRUCTURES....168 Introduction 168 The Common Law 169 The Occupiers' Liability Act 1957 177 ix
X 10. LIABILITY FOR LAND AND STRUCTURES continued Liability to Trespassers 192 Liability to Children 199 Liability of Non-Occupiers 207 11. LIABILITY FOR CHATTELS 212 Nature of the Liability 212 Incidence of the Liability 215 12. LIABILITY FOR STATEMENTS 226 Essentials of Deceit 227 Liability for Negligent Misstatement.... 236 13. DEFAMATION 254 Definition 254 Slander Actionable Per Se 260 Essentials of Defamation Generally.... 265 " Unintentional Defamation " within the Defamation Act 1952, s. 4 275 Defences 284 14. TRESPASS TO LAND 323 Trespass Defined 323 Possession 325 Interference 333 Defences 341 Remedies. 346 15. NUISANCE 353 Public and Private Nuisances 354 Nuisances to Servitudes 356 Essentials of Nuisance 357 Defences 391 Nuisance and Trespass to Land 395 Nuisance and Negligence 396 16. STRICT LIABILITY: THE RULE IN RYLANDS V. FLETCHER. 408 The Rule in Rylands v. Fletcher 408 Scope of the Rule 413 Exceptions to the Rule 417 Relation of the Rule to Nuisance 433 Fire 437 17. STRICT LIABILITY: ANIMALS 446 Ordinary Liability in Tort 447 Cattle-Trespass 453 Liability under the Scienter Action.... 464 18. TRESPASS TO GOODS 481 19. CONVERSION AND OTHER INJURIES TO GOODS... 485 Historical 485 Detinue 488
Xi 19. CONVERSION AND OTHER INJURIES TO GOODS continued Replevin 492 Conversion 493 Measure of Damages 516 20. INJURIES AFFECTING FAMILY AND SERVICE RELATIONSHIPS. 521 Husband and Wife 521 Parent and Child 527 Master and Servant 533 21. INTERFERENCE WITH CONTRACT OR BUSINESS...536 1. Interference with a subsisting contract... 537 2. Intimidation 546 3. Interference by unlawful means....551 4. Conspiracy 554 5. Unlawful competition: Passing off.... 565 22. ABUSE OF LEGAL PROCEDURE 573 Malicious Prosecution 573 Malicious Civil Proceedings 584 Malicious Process 585 Maintenance and Champerty 585 23. MISCELLANEOUS AND DOUBTFUL TORTS....593 Miscellaneous Torts....... 593 Doubtful Torts 594 Doubtful Wrongs 595 24. DEATH IN RELATION TO TORT 603 Death as Extinguishing Liability 603 Death as Creating Liability 611 25. VICARIOUS LIABILITY 629 Master and Servant 629 The Master's Indemnity 647 Employer and Independent Contractor.... 649 The Basis of Vicarious Liability 654 The Reasons for Vicarious Liability.... 657 26. JOINT TORTFEASORS 659 27. REMEDIES 668 Part I. Damages 668 Kinds of Damages 673 Measure of Damages 676 Actions for Personal Injury 680 Loss of or Damage to Property 697 Part II. Other Remedies 701 28. CAPACITY 708 The State and its Subordinates 708 Minors 721
xii 28. CAPACITY continued Married Women 725 Corporations 728 Clubs 731 Trade Unions 733 Persons of Unsound Mind 733 Convicts 735 Aliens 735 Persons Having Parental or Quasi-Parental Authority. 736 29. DEFENCES 740 30. EXTINCTION OF LIABILITY IN TORT 772 Waiver. 772 Accord and Satisfaction 776 Judgment. 778 Statutes of Limitation 779 Assignment of Right of Action in Tort... 790 Index 795