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Professor Robert Merkin KC; Dr Johanna Hjalmarsson

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KINNEY v. CAMMELL LAIRD & CO., LTD.

(1939) 63 Ll L Rep 47

COURT OF APPEAL.

Before Lord Justice Scott, Lord Justice MacKinnon and Lord Justice Goddard.

Shipbuilding Regulations, 1931-Breach of statutory duty - Staging - "14. All stages shall be of sufficient width, as is reasonable in all the circumstances of the case, to secure the safety of the persons working thereon. In particular, no stage at a height of six feet or more above the ground, dock bottom, deck or tank top, shall be less than eighteen inches wide"-Death of boy assistant to ship's plater-Fall from staging on ship's side-Claim under Fatal Accidents Act and under Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act -Evidence that part of staging was incomplete and only nine inches wide-Contributory negligence.

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