Lloyd's Law Reports

Professor Robert Merkin KC; Dr Johanna Hjalmarsson

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CLAYDON v. DARLING BROS., LTD.

(1940) 67 Ll.L.Rep. 20

KING'S BENCH DIVISION.

Before Mr. Justice Hallett.

Negligence-Barge-Personal injuries sustained by plaintiff driller engaged on repair work to steamship Almeda Star in Royal Victoria Dock-Plaintiff on staging at side of ship 6 ft. above water line-Defendants' empty dumb barge being manoeuvred by bargeman across dock to Royal Albert Dock-Barge equipped with oar and hitcher but no fender-Oar lost during journey across dock-Drift of barge on to staging in spite of bargeman's endeavour to fend himself off with hitcher-Attempt by plaintiff to jump on to barge-Leg crushed-Alleged contributory negligence of plaintiff.

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