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{{infobox |Box title = ''Watt v Hertfordshire County Council'' |image = Image:UK.png |imagewidth = 150 |Row 1 title = Citation |Row 1 info = ''Watt v Hertfordshire County Council'', [1954] 1 WLR 835 |Row 2 title = Appellant |Row 2 info = William Frederick Watt |Row 3 title = Respondent |Row 3 info = Hertfordshire County Council |Row 4 title = Year |Row 4 info = 1954 |Row 5 title = Court |Row 5 info = [[:Category:Court of Appeal of England and Wales cases|Court of Appeal of England and Wales]] |Row 6 title = Judges |Row 6 info = Singleton, Denning, and Morris LJJ |Row 7 title = Country |Row 7 info = [[:Category:Cases from the United Kingdom|United Kingdom]] |Row 8 title = Area of law |Row 8 info = [[:Category:Standard of care|Standard of care]] |Row 9 title = Issue |Row 9 info = Is the only thing that risk needs to be balanced against truly the burden of the taking the necessary measures to eliminate the risk? }} ==Facts== Watt, a fireman, was sent out on a truck to help a woman who was trapped under a heavy vehicle. The regular truck which carried a heavy jack was not available and there was nothing on the truck to lash it to. The truck stopped suddenly at a red light and Watt was injured. Watt was unsuccessful at trial which he appealed. ==Issue== #Is the only thing that risk needs to be balanced against truly the burden of the taking the necessary measures to eliminate the risk? ==Decision== Appeal dismissed. ==Reasons== Lord Denning states that another factor must be considered: one must balance the risk against the end to be achieved. He states that the saving of "life or limb", which the firemen were doing, justifies taking a considerable risk and here the risk outweighs the risk that was taken by the fire department. ==Ratio== There is more to the cost of prevention than simply the monetary cost; the utility of the conduct must be considered. [[Category:Tort law]] [[Category:Standard of care]] [[Category:Cases from the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Court of Appeal of England and Wales cases]]
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