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R v Halliday (1886)

Last modified: Thu Feb 23 16:37:37 2006

This case ([1886] All ER Rep 1028) demonstrates how causation in Assault need not be direct. The accused threatened his wife, who tried to escape by leaping out of a window. His daughter caught hold of her, but the accused threatened his daughter such that she let the wife fall to the ground. He was convicted.

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