Thompson v Goold and Co: HL 9 Jun 1910

The appellant was a workman who sustained injury by accident in the course of his employment with the respondents. He gave formal unwritten notice of a claim to compensation, but without mentioning any fixed amount in his claim. The Court of Appeal ( Cozens-Hardy, M. R., Fletcher Moulton and Farwell, L.JJ.) set aside the order of the County Court Judge and found that the workman was disentitled from compensation under the Act in respect of non-compliance with the statutory requisites of claim.
The workman appealed.
Held: A ‘claim for compensation’ under sec. 2 (1) of the Act need not be a claim for a specific sum.

Judges:

Lord Chancellor (Loreburn), the Earl of Halsbury, Lords Atkinson, Collins, Shaw, and Mersey

Citations:

[1910] UKHL 685, 48 SLR 685

Links:

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Statutes:

Workmen’s Compensation Act 1897

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Personal Injury

Updated: 25 April 2022; Ref: scu.619795