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Yarmouth v France

(1887) 19 QBD 647
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
Year1887
Statusunclear

Key Principle

A 'defect' in the context of employer liability for equipment includes any attribute of the equipment that renders it not reasonably fit for the purpose for which it is used, even if not due to any fault in its manufacture.

Area of Law

tort, employment

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