Which case rejected a defence of voluntary assumption of risk after a police officer was injured stopping runaway horses that endangered others?
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Which case rejected a defence of voluntary assumption of risk after a police officer was injured stopping runaway horses that endangered others?
Haynes vs. Harwood
Padmavati vs. Dugganaika
Ashby vs. White
Wooldridge vs. Sumner
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A - Haynes vs. Harwood
In Haynes v Harwood, a police officer was injured while stopping runaway horses that threatened others. The Court of Appeal rejected voluntary assumption of risk in the circumstances of that rescue.
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