Keane v Earl of Harewood

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

(S.C.),

Keane

and

Earl of Harewood

Return to light work for a short period - Paidwages and compensation on basis of partial incapacity - "Is able to earn" - Wages paid by employer not conclusive - Workmen's Compensation Act, 1934 (No. 9 of 1934), Sch. III, r. 1.

The fact that a certain weekly amount of wages has been paid by his employer to an injured workman upon his return to light work is not conclusive that the workman is, in fact, able to earn such an average weekly amount in some suitable employment after the accident.