CHAPMAN v. OAKLEIGH ANIMAL PRODUCTS LTD.

Abstract

April 21, 1970 Master and servant — Negligence — Vicarious liability — Course of employment — Employers instructing plaintiff to obey fellow‐employees' instructions — Practical joke by fellow‐employees — Plaintiff instructed to put hand up spout of grinding machine to clear alleged blockage — Machine accidentally set in motion — Plaintiff's hand injured — Whether employers vicariously liable — Onus of proof.

Citation

Davies, L.J., Winn, L.J. and Sellers, F. (1970), "CHAPMAN v. OAKLEIGH ANIMAL PRODUCTS LTD.", Managerial Law, Vol. 8 No. 6, pp. 1063-1072. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb021868