DAVIES v. SHAW SAVILL & ALBION COMPANY, LTD.

[1951] 2 Lloyd's Rep. 338

KING'S BENCH DIVISION.

Before Mr. Justice Pilcher.

Negligence-System of working-Loading bank in docks-Necessity for guard rail - Supervision - Personal injuries sustained by plaintiff dock labourer engaged in loading cases of butter from bogie to lorry-Lorry backed with tailboard projecting over side and end of loading bank - Bogie loaded from defendants' ship at dockside and wheeled into position on bank by plaintiff and his mates - Plaintiff carrying out his work in awkward and dangerous position on bank - Fall off end of bank (which was about 3 ft. above ground) - Claim against shipowners -Contentions by plaintiff that shipowners had failed to provide safe system of working; that they should have provided a guard rail at the end of bank; and that they had failed to exercise proper supervision in the unloading operation - Evidence of supervision exercised by defendants.