O'MELIA v. FREIGHT CONVEYORS, LTD., AND OTHERS.

(1940) 68 Ll L Rep 154

LIVERPOOL ASSIZES.

Before Mr. Justice Croom-Johnson.

Docks Regulations, 1934-Breach of statutory duty-Personal injuries sustained by plaintiff dock labourer - Plaintiff, employed by defendant stevedores, engaged in unloading bags of salt from barge in Liverpool Docks-Fall of bags from defective sling-Slings provided by defendants-Evidence of testing and supervision; that sling in question did not belong to defendants or come from their store; and that it was used without their knowledge - Source undiscovered-Whether evidence of faulty system of working-Docks Regulations, 1934, Regulation 20.