The defendants, colliery owners, consigned coal to the plaintiff’s employers, coal merchants, in a truck hired by the defendants from a wagon company. The plaintiff was injured in the course of unloading the coal by reason of the defective condition of the truck.
Held: The plaintiff was entitled to recover on the ground of the defendants’ breach of duty to see that the truck was not in a dangerous condition.
Judges:
Grove and AL Smith JJ
Citations:
(1885) 15 QBD 315
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Donoghue (or M’Alister) v Stevenson HL 26-May-1932
Decomposed Snail in Ginger Beer Bottle – Liability
The appellant drank from a bottle of ginger beer manufactured by the defendant. She suffered injury when she found a half decomposed snail in the liquid. The glass was opaque and the snail could not be seen. The drink had been bought for her by a . .
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Negligence
Updated: 06 May 2022; Ref: scu.197985