ABSTRACT
The claimant boarded the defendant’s ferry with two horses. The claimant was alleged to have behaved improperly and so
Trespass to goods Fouldes v Willoughby (1841) Must involve assuming rights over the property
Conversion Parker v British Airways (1982) Finder had more rights over the property than the owner of premises where it was found
Common law product liability Grant v Australian Knitting Mills (1936) Liability if the goods reach the consumer with the same defect that they left the manufacturer with
Consumer Protection Act 1987 Abouzaid v Mothercare (UK) Ltd (2001) Liability whenever risk of injury is foreseeable
to induce him to leave the ferry the defendant took hold of the horses and led them ashore. The claimant’s action failed.
