Read the full judgment text of CACV 000252/1999 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 26 January 2000.
1. The action to which this appeal relates arose out of a road traffic accident. The Plaintiffs were injured in the accident, and sued the Defendant for negligence and breach of statutory duty. The Defendant in turn issued a Third Party Notice against the Third Party claiming to be indemnified by him against the Plaintiffs' claim on the ground that the Third Party had caused, or at least contributed to, the accident. Shortly before the trial of the action, the Plaintiffs accepted increased sums