Boat designer gets 3 years....negligent

Discussion in 'Boat Design' started by pistnbroke, Jul 10, 2009.

  1. rwatson
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    rwatson Senior Member

    Been law for 100's of years - the employer is responsible for the employees actions.

    Thats why they get paid so much.
     

  2. pistnbroke
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    Location: Noosa.Australia where god kissed the earth.

    pistnbroke I try

    they could not say which welder did the bad weld
    it was a bigger boat that he had built before
    Insufficient supervision /quality control was his main problem ...
     
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