Lloyd's Law Reports

Professor Robert Merkin KC; Dr Johanna Hjalmarsson

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HILL v. HARLAND & WOLFF, LTD., AND ANOTHER.

(1944) 78 Ll.L.Rep. 4

COURT OF APPEAL.

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

Negligence-Safe means of access-Personal injuries sustained by plaintiff (appellant) employed as scaler by first defendants- First defendants engaged on repair work on board second defendants' steamer- Plaintiff's fall into forepeak-Alleged failure by defendants (in breach of their common law duty and/or statutory duty under the Factories Act, 1937) to provide adequate lighting-Evidence as to method of lighting-Claim dismissed by Hilbery, J.-Appeal dismissed.

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