September 30, 2025
Lister v Romford Ice and Cold Storage Co Ltd [1956] UKHL 6
A lorry driver negligently injured a fellow employee. The employer was held vicariously liable and paid damages. The employer then successfully sued the driver to recover these costs, establishing an employee's implied contractual duty to exercise reasonable care towards their employer. Facts The appellant, Mr Lister (the son), was a lorry driver employed by the respondent, Romford Ice and Cold Storage Co Ltd. In the course of his employment, whilst reversing his lorry, he negligently struck and injured his father, who was also an employee of the company. The father sued the company for damages and succeeded, with the company
