TY - JOUR
AU - Upjohn, Lord
AB - YORKSHIRE ELECTRICITY BOARD v. NAYLOR 259 HOUSE OF LORDS Viscount Dilhorne, Lord Morris of Borth-y-Gest, Lord Guest, Lord Devlin and Lord Upjohn. March 15, 1967 Damages — Loss of expectation of life — Quantum — Healthy, happy young man killed in course of employment — Settled prospects of employment — Engaged to be married — Basis of assessment — Decline in value of money — Extent to which to be considered — Whether award of £500 too low — Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1934 (24 & 25 Geo. V, c. 41), s. 1(1). On April 23,1964, a young man aged 20, a jointer's mate, was killed by an electric shock in the course of his employment with the appellant electricity board. He was a healthy, happy, young man who had just become engaged to be married. Had he lived he would probably have become a jointer at the age of 21. His mother, the respondent, as administratrix of his estate under the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1934, sued the board for damages on behalf of his estate. The board admitted liability for the accident, agreed the funeral expenses at £60 8s. 6d., and offered £500 for loss 
TI - YORKSHIRE ELECTRICITY BOARD v. NAYLOR
JF - Managerial Law
DO - 10.1108/eb021592
DA - 1969-01-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/emerald-publishing/yorkshire-electricity-board-v-naylor-EkHtX4zdX8
SP - 259
EP - 274
VL - 5
IS - 4
DP - DeepDyve
ER -