GARNER v. JOHN THOMPSON (WOLVERHAMPTON) LTD.

Abstract

November 27, 1968 Factory — Statutory duty — Onus of proof — Duty to keep place of work safe — Welder's fall from ladder in factory — Ladder slipped — Welder sole witness at trial — Whether ladder safe — Whether for employers to proof safe “so far as is reasonably practicable” — Whether breach of duty established — Factories Act, 1961, (9 & 10 Eliz.II,c.34),s.29(l).

Citation

Donovan, Harman, L.J. and Atkinson, F. (1969), "GARNER v. JOHN THOMPSON (WOLVERHAMPTON) LTD.", Managerial Law, Vol. 6 No. 1, pp. 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb021650