Suicide Actionable

 Accident Victim's Suicide Actionable

Corr (Administratrix of the Estate of Thomas Corr, decd) v IBC
Vehicles Ltd [2006] EWCA Civ 331
CA
31 March 2006
Daily Law Notes Report Summary
An accident, caused by an employer's negligence, which badly
injured an employee and lead to his suffering post-traumatic
stress disorder and severe depression and eventually to his
committing suicide, entitled his widow to claim against the
employer under section 1 of the Fatal Accident Act 1976.