BARRY v. BLACK‐CLAWSON INTERNATIONAL LTD. AND OTHERS
Abstract
December 14, 1966 Negligence — Contractor — Faulty equipment supplied by sub‐contractor — Standards for guard rails ordered from reputable sub‐contractors — Sub‐contractors supplied by well known manufacturers — Defective standards supplied — Use of guard rail by building owners' employees for purpose for which not intended — Collapse of guard rail because of defective standard — Injury causing death to independent contractor — Defect in standards not apparent on visual inspection — Whether duty to inspect — Liability of building owners — Liability of contractors and sub‐contractors — Applicability of Building (Safety, Health & Welfare) Regulations, 1948 (S.I. 1948 No. 1145).
Citation
Davies, L.J., Russell, L.J. and Salmon, L.J. (1967), "BARRY v. BLACK‐CLAWSON INTERNATIONAL LTD. AND OTHERS", Managerial Law, Vol. 2 No. 3, pp. 237-252. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb021316
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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