New Monckton Collieries Ltd v Keeling: HL 18 Jul 1911

A workman was killed by an accident, and his widow sought to recover compensation from his employers in respect of his death. The widow of a workman who was accidentally killed had for twenty years before his death neither received any support whatever from him nor communicated with him in any way. The County Court Judge made an award of compensation, which was affirmed by the Court of Appeal ( Cosens-Hardy, M.R., Fletcher-Moulton and Farwell, L.JJ.). The employers now appealed.
Held: There was no evidence on which the County Court Judge could competently find in fact that the widow was dependent either totally or partially upon the workman.

Judges:

Lord Chancellor (Loreburn), Lords Atkinson, Shaw, and Robson.

Citations:

[1911] UKHL 664, 49 SLR 664

Links:

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Statutes:

Workmen’s Compensation Act 1906

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Personal Injury

Updated: 25 April 2022; Ref: scu.619212