The tenants of a house rented from the council had a six month old baby who fell onto pipes of 72 degrees and became trapped, and was badly burned. The tenants brought an action for damages against the council, asserting that the council had been negligent in failing to encase the piping, or for failing to warn her parents of the risk.
The local authority counterclaimed, contending that the baby’s mother had been negligent. The court held that
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