Much emphasis is placed on the level of control enjoyed by the hirer over the worker and the provision of equipment. This case involved the hire of X (a crane driver) and his crane to H (a firm of stevedores), under a contract that specified that X was to be the servant of H. X’s wages continued to be paid by the original employer and although H could instruct him as to the work to be done on a day to day basis they did not tell him how to operate his crane. Taking all these factors into account (with particular emphasis on control), the House of Lords found that X was still the employee of E.
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Mersey Docks and Harbour Board v Coggins and Griffiths [1947] AC 1
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Much emphasis is placed on the level of control enjoyed by the hirer over the worker and the provision of equipment. This case involved the hire of X (a crane driver) and his crane to H (a firm of stevedores), under a contract that specified that X was to be the servant of H. X’s wages continued to be paid by the original employer and although H could instruct him as to the work to be done on a day to day basis they did not tell him how to operate his crane. Taking all these factors into account (with particular emphasis on control), the House of Lords found that X was still the employee of E.
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#law #negligence #tort #vl
Question
Much emphasis is placed on the level of control enjoyed by the hirer over the worker and the provision of equipment. This case involved the hire of X (a crane driver) and his crane to H (a firm of stevedores), under a contract that specified that X was to be the servant of H. X’s wages continued to be paid by the original employer and although H could instruct him as to the work to be done on a day to day basis they did not tell him how to operate his crane. Taking all these factors into account (with particular emphasis on control), the House of Lords found that X was still the employee of E.
Answer
Mersey Docks and Harbour Board v Coggins and Griffiths [1947] AC 1
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