HUTCHISON v. LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL.

[1951] 2 Lloyd's Rep. 401

COURT OF APPEAL.

Before Lord Justice Singleton, Lord Justice Birkett and Mr. Justice Roxburgh.

Negligence - Safe system - Precautions against accident on board river firefloat -Fall overboard-Man drowned- Rescue system - Claim brought by widow of deceased electrician employed by defendant county council on their firefloat in River Thames-Firefloat being used for special purposes in connection with civic festivities-Deceased required to see to floodlighting of water jets-Fall overboard while proceeding forward to change slides of floodlights -Unsuccessful rescue operation - Whether defendants (1) failed to take adequate precautions (by erection of guard-rail, etc.) to provide against accident; (2) failed to provide proper rescue system-Evidence that deceased was an ex-naval rating, and used to making his way about ships.