A sailor who had gone on shore, with leave, upon his return reached the quay alongside of which his ship was lying. The gangway which was the access to his ship was properly lighted. There was no evidence whether he reached the gangway, but he fell into the water between the quay and the ship, where his drowned body was afterwards found.
Held that, although there was an accident in the course of the sailor’s employment, there was no evidence that it arose out of this employment and his widow was not entitled to compensation.
Judges:
Lord Chancellor (Loreburn), Lords Atkinson, Shaw, and Robson
Citations:
[1911] UKHL 626, 49 SLR 626
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Statutes:
Workmen’s Compensation Act 1906
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Employment, Personal Injury
Updated: 17 June 2022; Ref: scu.619202