Cummins v Irish Assurance Company

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Judgment Date: 01 January 1940
• Date: 01 January 1940
• Court: Circuit Court

(Cir. Ct.),

Cummins

and

Irish Assurance Co

-Insurance agent - Private car used for business purposes - Practice known to employers - Car in garage for repairs -Accident in garage - Workmen's Compensation Act, 1934 (No. 9 of 1934), s. 15 (1).

An accident to a workman while he is in a garage for the purpose of having repaired a private oar which he uses for business purposes with the consent of his employers may be an accident arising out of and in the course of his employment.