McARTHUR v. BRITISH RAILWAYS BOARD

Abstract

November 25, 1968 Negligence — Safe system of work — Burden of proof — Railway — Appreciable daily risk known of danger to engine driver — Whether employer's liability depending on extent of risk and nature of necessary avoiding steps — Plaintiff adducing evidence of several feasible and reasonable possibilities for minimising risk — Whether onus on plaintiff to state specific possibility economically acceptable for adoption by employers — Whether employers negligent — Driver killed on musjudging precise position in relation to bridge — Whether contributory negligence.

Citation

Eveleigh, J. (1969), "McARTHUR v. BRITISH RAILWAYS BOARD", Managerial Law, Vol. 6 No. 1, pp. 40-49. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb021654