Media, Information and Technoculture 2156A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Information Privacy, Punitive Damages, Summary Judgment

• School: Western University
• Department: Media, Information and Technoculture
• Course: Media, Information and Technoculture 2156A/B
• Professor: James Hildebrand

Document Summary

British columbia -> wrongful conviction for sexual assault. Means respo(cid:374)de(cid:374)t"s allegatio(cid:374)s irrele(cid:448)a(cid:374)t (to law not a legal case here) and insufficient to support the conclusions of the statement of claim (the suit) cant sue for this in scotland. Lord ordinary = trial judge in scotland said that it was actionable. Tort: law of actionable wrongs things law recognizes as can be sued for. Donahue when she made her case, the defendant says that everything is true, but as a legal argument it does not support a cause for action under the law scotland. Case was entirely argued on legal principle. Snail in her beer opaque bottle gets her sick. Sues manufacturer not obvious choice back then: court looks to bible : love they neighbour, by law: do not harm they neighbour, neighbour is one who is closely affected by action. Objective standard ought to have known. Woman standing on the platform 30 ft away.