Paris v Stepney BC

Paris v Stepney Borough Council
Court House of Lords
Full case name Paris v Mayor, etc., of Metropolitan Borough Of Stepney
Decided 13 December 1950
Citation(s) [1950] [1950 AC 367],
Court membership
Judge(s) sitting Lords Simonds, Normand, Oaksey, Morton of Henryton and MacDermott
Keywords
Negligence

Paris v Stepney Borough Council [1950] UKHL 3[1] was a decision of the House of Lords that significantly affected the concept of Standard of care in common law. The plaintiff Paris was employed by the then Stepney Borough Council as a general garage-hand. He had sight in only one eye, and his employer was aware of this. The council only issued eye protection goggles to its employees who were welders or tool-grinders. In the course of his usual work, Paris received an injury to his sighted eye. He sued the council for the tort of negligence. On appeal it was decided that Stepney Borough Council was aware of his special circumstances and failed in their duty of care to give him protective goggles.

Facts

Paris was employed by Stepney Borough Council as garage-hand.[2] He had suffered a war injury that left him with sight in only one eye.[3] While Paris was attempting to loosen a rusted car axle bolt with a hammer, he caused a chip of metal to fly into his sighted eye, and as a result was permanently blinded in both eyes.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Full text of the decision
  2. 1 2 Davies and Malkin (2003). Butterworths Tutorial Series - Torts. LexisNexis Butterworths. p. 54.
  3. 1 2 Luntz and Hasmbly (2006). Torts - Cases and Commentary. LexisNexis Butterworths. p. 227.
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