JUDGMENT
September 10, 1985, Hancox J A delivered the following Judgment.
The Respondent, who was aged 39 years at the material time and was a family man with six children, was employed by the Appellant Company, the Southern Engineering Company Ltd, as a casual labourer in 1976. The Appellants marine engineers, ship repairers, boat builders, and have a factory and shipyard at Mbaraki.
From March 1, 1978, the respondent was engaged on permanent terms by the Company as a mason and also to assist in the carpentry part of the business. When there was no masonary work he would be assigned to the carpentry section, the foreman of which was Mr. Andrew Muli. Mr. Muli would detail the work which the Respondent was to do when he was engaged in the carpentry section, which was, on average, two days per month. This work included the operation of a circular saw in which the Respondent received no specific training, but he did obtain instructions from Mr. Muli. He also watched other persons working on…