| Claimant | Elizabeth Edith Burgess |
|---|---|
| Job title | TBA |
| Job description | Inserting components into printed circuit boards |
| Injury | Tenosynovitis |
| Defendant | Thorn Consumer Electronics (Newhaven) Ltd (174) |
| Court | London High |
| Case No. | |
| Date | 11 May 83 |
| Judge(s) | Mr Justice Bristow |
| For Claimant | |
| All Claimants | Elizabeth Edith Burgess |
| Solicitor | Perring & Co |
| Counsel | Mr Louis Jenkins Belcourt |
| Non-Medical expert(s) | |
| Medical expert(s) | |
| For Defendant | |
| Solicitor | Birketts |
| Counsel | Mr Robert Franklyn Nelson |
| Non-Medical expert(s) | |
| Medical expert(s) | |
| Outcome | |
| Judgment for: | Plaintiff |
| Injury found: | Yes |
| Work related: | Yes |
| Breach of Statutory Duty: | No finding |
| Defendant negligent: | Yes |
| Damages | |
| General: | £3,500.00 |
| Special: | £7,516.29 |
| Other: | |
| TOTAL: | |
| Observations | |
| References | |
| Times, May 16, 1983: (1983) CLY 1060 | |
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