Lloyd's Law Reports

Professor Robert Merkin KC; Dr Johanna Hjalmarsson

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HINDUSTAN STEAM SHIPPING COMPANY, LTD. v. SIEMENS BROTHERS & CO., LTD.

[1955] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 167

ADMIRALTY DIVISION.

Before Mr. Justice Willmer, sitting with Captain G. C. H. Noakes and Captain K. McM. Drake, Elder Brethren of Trinity House.

Negligence - Unknown danger - Liability of manufacturer to user-Ship's engine-room telegraph system-Orders to engine-room incorrectly interpreted-Damage to ship- Claim against manufacturers - Defective design-Foreseeability of danger-Opportunity for intermediate examination-Principle in Donoghue v. Stevenson, [1932] A.C. 632.

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