Held (aff. the judgment of the First Division, Lords Phillimore and Blanesburgh diss.) that an accumulation of inflammable gas in the workings of a ‘gassy’ mine, which the ventilating system had failed to dilute and render harmless, and which had not been detected owing to the negligence of the person entrusted by his employer with the duty of seeing that the works and ways were in a proper condition, constituted a defect in the condition of the ways and works of the mine within the meaning of section 1, sub-section (1) of the Employers’ Liability Act 1880.
Judges:
Lord Dunedin, Lord Atkinson, Lord Shaw, Lord Phillimore, and Lord Blanesburgh
Citations:
[1924] UKHL 467, 61 SLR 467
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Jurisdiction:
Scotland
Employment, Personal Injury
Updated: 13 June 2022; Ref: scu.631553