15 Apr 1986
MADAM CHIM KWAN TAI AND ANOTHER v. LI FUNG ELECTRONIC FACTOR AND OTHERS
- Citation
- MADAM CHIM KWAN TAI AND ANOTHER v. LI FUNG ELECTRONIC FACTOR AND OTHERS
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA6818/1981
Li Fung, by illegally storing toluene in a communal toilet and failing to guard against vapour escape and unsafe disposal of empty tins, created the dangerous situation and is liable in negligence (and likely breach of statutory duty) to both the plaintiff and the deceased's estate; Eastern Time owed a duty to its employee and breached it by failing to communicate warnings and precautions (liable to plaintiff) but was not liable to the deceased's estate because it lacked occupational control and was not aware of the specific combination risk; Wah Yip was not liable. Liability between Li Fung…