Facts
- Some children entered a tearoom
- One of the children, the claimant, was scalded by the upturning of an urn of tea
Issue
- Could the owner of the tearoom be liable for the scalding
Decision
- No liability
Reasoning
- Although the owner had a duty of care towards patrons, it was not foreseeable that a child entering the tearoom would be scalded
- There could have been, nor should have been, any further precautions taken to protect against such an incident
