Kelly Ltd v Ryder

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Judgment Date: 01 January 1980
• Date: 01 January 1980
• Court: High Court

(H.C.)

Kelly Ltd

and

Ryder

Post Office cable being laid by defendant for the Minister - Conditions of contract - Specifications - Instructions and directions given by department official under the specifications - Damage to plaintiff's property -Clause of indemnity in favour of the Minister -Interpretation - Whether Minister or contractor liable for damage

The plaintiffs averred in their civil Bill that, in or about the month of December, 1977, the defendant and his servants or agents were engaged in the digging of a trench and the laying of a Post Office cable at Castlebar Street, Westport, Co. Mayo and that they performed the work so negligently that they interfered with...