Lalman Shukla v Gauri Datta (1913)

The Plaintiff (Lalman Shukla) was the servant of the defendant (Gauri Datta). One day, the nephew of the defendant (Gauri Datta) ran away from home and could not be located for some time. The defendant sent his servant (Lalman Shukla) to various places to search for the boy. While the plaintiff was out looking…

R v Dudley and Stephens

In 1884, Thomas Dudley was a captain of a yacht, which left England, bound for Sydney, Australia. On July 5th, the ship was struck by a wave and sank near the Cape of Good Hope. The four members barely had time to collect some supplies before escaping onto a lifeboat, though they collected two cans of…