WILLIAMS v. PAINTER BROTHERS LTD.

Abstract

May 28, 1968 Factory — Floor — Maintenance — Slippery substance — Obligation to keep floor free from “so far as is reasonably practicable” — Extent of statutory duty — Whether necessary for plaintiff to show that reasonable occupier would have foreseen presence of substance on floor — Whether occupier's duty discharged by provision of proper system of cleaning of floor — Whether discharged by entrusting work resulting in substance on floor to responsible workman — Onus of proof — Factories Act, 1961 (9 & 10 Eliz.II, c.34), s.28(1).

Citation

Willmer, L.J., Winn, L.J. and Davies, E. (1968), "WILLIAMS v. PAINTER BROTHERS LTD.", Managerial Law, Vol. 4 No. 5, pp. 487-491. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb021544