ROBERTSON v. ELLERMAN LINES LTD.
[1974] 2 Lloyd's Rep. 161
QUEEN'S BENCH DIVISION
Before Mr. Justice Geoffrey Lane
Negligence - Dock worker off-loading carton, injured when foot went through dunnage - One layer of dunnage separating cargo of cartons and timber - Whether two layers should have been provided by shipowners - Whether shipowners negligent.
Damages - Personal injury - Dock worker's back injured when foot went through dunnage - Chip fracture of vertebra - Intervertebral disc damaged - Low back pain.