The cover on a cauldron of exceedingly hot molten sodium cyanide was accidentally knocked into the cauldron and the plaintiff was damaged by the resultant explosion.
Held: The plaintiff’s claim failed. The defendant employer owed a duty of care in respect only of a foreseeable risk, that of splashing of the liquid if the cover fell into it.
Judges:
ord Pearce, Harman, Diplock LJJ
Citations:
[1964] 1 All ER 98, [1964] 1 QB 518, [1963] EWCA Civ 3, [1964] 2 WLR 240, [1964] 1 All ER 98, [1964] QB 518
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Doubted – The Attorney General v Hartwell PC 23-Feb-2004
PC (The British Virgin Islands) A police officer had taken the police revolver, and used it to shoot the claimant. It was alleged that the respondent police force were vicariously liable for his acts and also . .
Cited – Willers v Joyce and Another (Re: Gubay (Deceased) No 2) SC 20-Jul-2016
The Court was asked whether and in what circumstances a lower court may follow a decision of the Privy Council which has reached a different conclusion from that of the House of Lords (or the Supreme Court or Court of Appeal) on an earlier occasion. . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Negligence, Personal Injury
Updated: 08 June 2022; Ref: scu.188831
