Read the full judgment text of HCPI 204/2009 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 7 October 2011.
1. This action arises out of an accident at work which occurred at about 5:15 pm on 30 June 2007. At the time, the plaintiff, who was employed as an apprentice vehicle mechanic by the defendant firm, was called by the two partners of the firm to assist in the transport of a metal drum containing more than 200 litres of engine cleaning oil. The operation went badly wrong and the drum fell onto and crushed the plaintiff’s right foot, causing him an excruciatingly painful injury. Although liability
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