Cassidy v Ministry of Health [1951]: Key Employment Law Case on Employer Liability
Date of Judgement: December 31, 1951
In Cassidy v Ministry of Health [1951] 1 All ER 574 CA, the Court of Appeal held that where evidence showed a prima facie case of negligence on the part of the persons in whose care the plaintiff was, the defendants were liable to the plaintiff regardless of which individual was negligent.
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