SHOTTER v. R. & H. GREEN AND SILLEY WEIR, LTD.

[1951] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 329

KING'S BENCH DIVISION

Before Mr. Justice Lynskey.

Negligence - Safe system - Inspection of apparatus - Delegation of duty by employers-Contributory negligence of employee-Personal injuries sustained by plaintiff boiler-maker employed by defendant ship-repairers - Plaintiff engaged in repair work to ship in wet dock-Use of oxy-acetylene apparatus- Apparatus drawn from defendants' store by plaintiff and his mate-Defect in rubber tubing-Plaintiff burned- Liability of employers-Alleged custom in shipbuilding trade for inspection of apparatus to be left to workmen who would be operating it - Duty of employers to make periodic inspection -Delegation of such duty to plaintiff's fellow-workmen-Failure by plaintiff to make proper inspection-Liability of defendants at common law and under Shipbuilding Regulations, 1931 - Regulation 25.