Facts
A mother and daughter were in a taxi that was in a collision. The mother, who had a history of mental illness, developed a severe mental illness after seeing her daughter injured.
Issue
Was the liable for the full extent of her illness?
Held
Yes; some was foreseeable and the defendant took her as he found her.
Principle
The applies to psychiatric harm.
Why it matters
Nervous shock and the thin skull rule.
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Brice v Brown (Lanbuk) <https://www.lanbuk.com/llb/torts/cases/brice-v-brown> accessed 31 October 2026
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