SLATTER v. BRITISH RAILWAYS BOARD

Abstract

June 16, 1966. Negligence — Duty of care — Foreseeability — Startling crash — Railway employee examining carriages in shunting area — Exceptionally heavy crash caused by improper shunting practice — Crash startling employee — Whether foreseeable that somebody startled by crash — Employee injured as a result of stumbling — Whether reaction to being startled foreseeable — Negligence of employer.

Citation

Sachs, J. (1966), "SLATTER v. BRITISH RAILWAYS BOARD", Managerial Law, Vol. 1 No. 1, pp. 336-341. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb059576