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Lister v Romford Ice and Cold Storage Co Ltd

[1957] AC 555; [1956] UKHL 6
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtHouse of Lords
Year1956
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

It is an implied term of a contract of employment that an employee will perform his duties with reasonable care and skill, and an employer who has been held vicariously liable to a third party for the employee's negligence may recover an indemnity from the negligent employee for breach of that implied term.

Area of Law

Tort

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