Read the full judgment text of CACV 000140/1989 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 23 February 1990 before Cons, V.-P., Clough, J.A., Nazareth, J..
Civil procedure – witness interviews – property in a witness – Crown proceedings – vicarious liability – appeal – summons for directions – Plaintiff suing Attorney General for police negligence – Director of Legal Aid seeking to interview police officers – Crown Counsel advising officers not obliged to attend – Plaintiff's summons for directions on status of police officers – Master referred to judge – Summons dismissed as misconceived – Appeal – Whether summons correctly dismissed – Yes, summons wording defective – Attorney conceded Director entitled to ask officers to attend – Court declined to impose new requirement of prior notice – Appeal dismissed.
Legal issues: Correctness of dismissal of summons for directions
Outcome: Appeal dismissed.