Read the full judgment text of HCPI 000725/1997 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 24 February 2000.
1. This is a claim for damages arising out of an accident which occurred on 6 August 1994. The plaintiff, aged 30 at the time of the incident, was employed by the 3rd defendant as a scaffold worker. The 1st defendant is the principal contractor of a building site located at No.223, Seymour Terrace. The 2nd defendant carried on a business as a scaffolding works contractor and was the sub-contractor of the 1st defendant. The 3rd defendant was the sub-contractor of the 1st and 2nd defendants.