S.I. No. 282/1956 - Rules of the High Court and Supreme Court High Court Rules (No. 2), 1956.

1. In every action tried by a Judge with a jury in which damages are claimed for injury to person and property caused by the negligent driving of a mechanically propelled vehicle the liability for which is required to be covered by an approved Policy of Insurance under

Section 56

of the

Road Traffic Act 1933

, the Judge shall direct the jury to apportion the damages (if any) awarded between the injury to person and the injury to property.

2. These Rules may be cited as the High Court Rules (No. 2) 1956.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The effect of this Instrument is that in an action at the High Court before a Judge and Jury for damages caused by the negligent driving of a mechanically propelled vehicle, the Jury will apportion the damages as between injury to person and injury to property.

S.I. No. 282 of 1956.

RULES OF THE HIGH COURT AND SUPREME COURT HIGH COURT RULES (No. 2), 1956.

We, the Superior Courts Rules Committee established by

Section 67

of the

Courts of Justice Act 1936

and reconstituted pursuant to the provisions of

Section 15

of the

Courts of Justice Act 1953

by virtue of the powers conferred upon us by

Section 36

of the

Courts of Justice Act 1924

and

Section 68

of the

Courts of Justice Act 1936

and of all other powers enabling us in this behalf, do hereby make the annexed Rules of Court.

Dated this 2nd day of November, 1956.

CONCHUBHAR A. MAGUIDHIR, C.J.

CEARBHALL Ó DÁLAIGH.

THOMAS V. DAVY.

SAMUEL V. KIRWAN.

JAMES J. HICKEY.

RALPH J. WALKER.

I concur in the making of the annexed Rules of Court.

Dated this 9th day of November, 1956.

JAMES EVERETT,

Aire Dlí agus Cirt.