A lady died at the time of the birth of her child. She was attended to by an unqualified midwife on her own request at the time of the delivery. An action for damages was brought by her husband. In this case:
A. No damages are payable as the deceased lady voluntarily engaged the midwife
B. Damages are payable to the husband as his consent was not taken
C. No damages are payable as the unqualified midwife can be criminally tried
D. Damages are payable as the consent of the deceased was irrelevant
Answer: Option A
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The 'tort of intimidation' was propounded in
A. Winterbottom v. Wright
B. Pasley v. Freeman
C. Winsmore v. Greenbank
D. Rookes v. Barnard
The maxim 'scienti non fit injuria' means
A. Where there is no fault, there is no remedy
B. Mere knowledge does not imply consent to take risk
C. Mere giving consent does not imply to take risk
D. Scientific knowledge is not enough to cause injury
A. Scott v. London & St. Katharine Docks Co.
B. Hedley Byrne Co. Ltd. v. Heller & Partners
C. Derry v. Peek
D. Cann v. Willson
A. Section 82 of the Evidence Act
B. Section 102 of the Evidence Act
C. Section 122 of the Evidence Act
D. Section 124 of the Evidence Act
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