16 Mar 2000
BARRY KEITH WOOD v. WAH TUNG (E&M) LTD. AND OTHERS
- Citation
- BARRY KEITH WOOD v. WAH TUNG (E&M) LTD. AND OTHERS
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCPI1004/1998
Court accepted plaintiff's and supervisor's evidence, found the defendants were concurrent occupiers and employers who breached statutory and common law duties by leaving an uncovered sump pit and failing to ensure adequate lighting and warning; plaintiff was acting in the course of employment, did not act unreasonably, and neither contributory negligence nor volenti applied, therefore defendants liable jointly and severally for plaintiff's injury.