Lloyd's Law Reports

Professor Robert Merkin KC; Dr Johanna Hjalmarsson

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KELLY v. JAMES SPENCER & CO.

(1948) 82 Ll.L.Rep. 244

COURT OF SESSION.

Before Lord Cooper (Lord President), Lord Carmont, Lord Russell and Lord Keith.

Master and servant-Common employment -Servant pro hac vice-Dock Labour Decasualization Scheme - Claim for personal injuries brought by pursuer (dock labourer) against defenders (stevedores) - Negligence alleged against shore craneman and foreman (ordinary employees of defenders) and against hatchmouthman (allocated to defenders under Dock Labour Decasualization Scheme)-Pursuer also allocated to defenders under Scheme - Plea of common employment made by defenders -Applicability of doctrine to a temporary servant allocated under Scheme -Implied contract.

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