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The two cases were heard simultaneously by the House of Lords, as both addressed the same underlying issue, the application of the word 'road' in section 145 (3) (a) of the Road Traffic Act 1988.
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English Legal System Formative Assessment 2003 Clarke v .Kato, Smith and General Accident Fire and Life Assurance Corporation Plc Cutter v .Eagle Star Insurance Company House of Lords October 22, 1993 -What are the material facts of the case? -What point of statutory interpretation arose in the case? Which rule of statutory interpretation was applied and why? Word Count (minus quotations): 1,211 The two cases were heard simultaneously by the House of Lords, as both addressed the same underlying issue, the application of the word 'road' in section 145 (3) (a) of the Road Traffic Act 1988. In the Eagle Star proceedings, the plaintiff had been injured when sitting in the passenger seat of a car, parked in a parking bay of a multi-story car park, as a result of a cigarette igniting inflammable gas which had leaked from a can of lighter fuel left in the car by the driver. The plaintiff obtained a judgment in the county...
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