VOLENTI NON-FIT INJURIA

VOLENTI NON-FIT INJURIA
Definition and Concept:
What does the legal maxim “Volenti Non Fit Injuria” mean?
How does Volenti Non Fit Injuria serve as a defense in tort law?
Elements and Application:
What are the essential elements required to establish Volenti Non Fit Injuria?
Can you provide an example where Volenti Non Fit Injuria was successfully used as a defense in a court case?
1. Hall v. Brooklands Auto Racing Club,
2. Padmavati v. Dugganaika
3. Wooldrige v. Sumner,
The consent must be free
1. Lakshmi Raj an v. Malar Hospital Ltd
Consent obtained by fraud
4. Hegarty v. Shine,
5. R. v. Williams,
6. R. v. Clarence
Consent obtained under compulsion
Mere knowledge does not imply assent
7. Bowater v. Rowley Regis Corporation
8. Smith v. Baker
9. Imperial Chemical Industries v. Shatwell
10. Dann v. Hamilton,
Negligence of the defendant
11. Slater v. Clay Cross Co. Ltd.5