Jebson v. Ministry of Defence [2000] 1 WLR 2055 (CA)
The claimant, a soldier, went on an organised trip where it was known a lot of drinking would take place. At the end of the evening an army lorry was provided to return the soldiers home. The driver and the commanding officer sat in the front cabin and the rest of the men sat in the back of the lorry, out of view of the driver. During the journey, the claimant climbed on to the tailgate in a state of drunkenness and was injured, he claimed for damages. His initial case was dismissed because his actions were considered not to be foreseeable. On appeal his case was upheld, it was found that he was owed a duty of care, even in his drunken state, and that his actions were foreseeable.
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