Attorney-General v Desnoes & Geddes Ltd
| Jurisdiction | Jamaica |
| Date | 1970 |
| Year | 1970 |
| Court | Court of Appeal (Jamaica) |
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9 cases
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Leroy McGregor v Verda Francis
...which to bring an action is a complete defence and the court has no discretion in the matter. Reference was made to the case ofAttorney General v. Desnoes & Geddes Civil Appeal No. 70 of 1969 (delivered on the 11 th June 1970) in support of this submission 14 Counsel for the claimant did no......
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Attorney-General v Administrator-General of Jamaica (Administrator of the Estate Elaine Evans, deceased)
... ... 40 The authorities cited support the learned judge's ruling. The initial case is Administrator-General v Desnoes & Geddes Ltd. (1970)12 J.L.R. 3 ... 41 Fox J.A. said at page 6: ... "Now the public works department is admittedly within the ... ...
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Florencio Marin Jose Coye Appellants v Attorney General of Belize Respondent
...relief by recovery of money or by way of damages: Section 21, Crown Proceedings Act (Chapter 167). In the Jamaican case of Attorney-General v Desnoes & Geddes, Ltd107 the competence of the Attorney General to sue in negligence for damage to a State vehicle was stated in very emphatic terms ......
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Marin and Coye v Attorney General
...relief by recovery of money or by way of damages: Section 21, Crown Proceedings Act (Chapter 167). In the Jamaican case of Attorney-General v Desnoes & Geddes, Ltd107 the competence of the Attorney General to sue in negligence for damage to a State vehicle was stated in very emphatic terms ......
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State proceedings in the Commonwealth Caribbean
...and Tobago Act. This also subjects the State to strict liability for dangerous operations under the rule in Rylands v. Fletcher. 44 (1970) 15 W.I.R. 492 (C.A.- Jamaica). 45 (1960)2 W.I.R. 235. (S. C. of the Windward and Leeward Islands). 46 See e.g. s. 4(1)(A), the Barbados Act; the Proviso......