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McLeod, Barbara (Mother of deceased, Michael Dorsette) v The Attorney General of Jamaica and the Commissioner of Police

Court: 
Supreme Court
Catchwords: 

Police party-Constable shooting and killing of deceased-Whether discharge of firearm negligent/malicious/without reasonable and probable cause-Whether Constable acting in lawful self-defence-Whether deceased was acting lawfully at the time of the police shooting-Whether deceased was gainfully employed at the time of his death-Whether Claimant and child were dependents of the deceased-Quantum of loss of dependency

Document Type:

Year: 
2011
Suit/Claim number: 
2006 HCV 04260