INQUIRY UNDER THE FATAL ACCIDENTS AND SUDDEN DEATHS INQUIRY (SCOTLAND) ACT 1976 INTO THE SUDDEN DEATH OF NORMAN COUPAR ROBERTSON [2011] ScotSC 180 (17 November 2011)
The deceased died as a result of thoracic injuries and blunt force trauma caused by being crushed by a falling tree during a tree felling operation.
- Citation
- [2011] ScotSC 180
- Parties
- Deceased: Norman Coupar Robertson; Applicant: Crown
- Jurisdiction
- Scotland
- Judgment Date
- 17 November 2011
- Procedural Posture
- Fatal Accident Inquiry / Determination
- Outcome
- Formal determination made as per Section 6 of the Act
- Legal Topics
- Workplace Accident, Tree Felling, Sudden Death
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Parties
Norman Coupar Robertson
Deceased
Crown
Applicant
Procedural Posture
Fatal Accident Inquiry / Determination
Legal Issues
- 1 Circumstances and cause of sudden death during tree felling operation
Ratio Decidendi
The deceased died as a result of thoracic injuries and blunt force trauma caused by being crushed by a falling tree during a tree felling operation.
Court Disposition
Formal determination made as per Section 6 of the Act
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