PECK v. HULL AND EAST COAST STEVEDORING COMPANY, LTD.

(1938) 60 Ll.L.Rep. 39

COURT OF APPEAL.

Before Lord Justice Greer, Lord Justice Slesser and Lord Justice Scott.

Docks Regulations, 1934-Breach of statutory duty-Discharge of grain in bags -Injuries sustained by plaintiff employed by cargo superintendent to sew up broken bags and bag loose cargo -Fall of beam-Beam not adequately secured-Claim against stevedores- Duty of stevedores-Whether plaintiff employed by a person engaged in the process of unloading the vessel and therefore under a duty of seeing that the beams were adequately secured.