May & Anor v. Jeeves Parcels Ltd (t/a ANC (Aberdeen)) & Anor [2005] ScotCS CSOH_71 (03 June 2005)

May & Anor v. Jeeves Parcels Ltd (t/a ANC (Aberdeen)) & Anor [2005] ScotCS CSOH_71 (03 June 2005)

The pleadings and statements of valuation, though incomplete and lacking precise quantification, provide sufficient specification to allow a judge to direct a jury on the extent of the claims. No special cause exists to withhold the case from jury trial.

Citation
[2005] ScotCS CSOH_71
Parties
Pursuer: David May; Pursuer: Barbara Susan Mackie Hammond or May; Defender: Jeeves Parcels Limited t/a ANC (Aberdeen)
Jurisdiction
Scotland
Judgment Date
03 June 2005
Procedural Posture
Personal Injury Damages / Motion for Issues to Be Allowed for Jury Trial
Outcome
defenders' motion refused; issues allowed for jury trial
Legal Topics
Damages, Jury Trial, Services Claims, Pleadings Specification

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Parties

David May

Pursuer

Barbara Susan Mackie Hammond or May

Pursuer

Jeeves Parcels Limited t/a ANC (Aberdeen)

Defender

Procedural Posture

Personal Injury Damages / Motion for Issues to Be Allowed for Jury Trial

  1. 1 Whether lack of specification in pursuers' pleadings and statements of valuation of claim constitutes special cause to withhold case from jury trial
  2. 2 Adequacy of pleadings and valuation statements for jury directions

Ratio Decidendi

The pleadings and statements of valuation, though incomplete and lacking precise quantification, provide sufficient specification to allow a judge to direct a jury on the extent of the claims. No special cause exists to withhold the case from jury trial.

Court Disposition

defenders' motion refused; issues allowed for jury trial

Orders

  • Issues allowed; case to proceed to jury trial