Marron v Louth County Council

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Court: Supreme Court
• Judgment Date: 01 January 1938
• Date: 01 January 1938

S.C., E

Marron

and

Louth County Council

Compensation - "Failure to commence Proceedings within the statutory six months" - "Reasonable cause" for such failure - Parties in correspondence "Without prejudice"for a settlement - Payment for medical treatment - Evidence of medical treatment - Workmen's Compensation Act (No. 9 of 1934), ss. 31, 73.

The existence of correspondence, even though protected by the words "without prejudice,"for the settlement of a workman's claim for compensation under the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1934, is "reasonable cause" for the failure of the workman to commence proceedings for the recovery under the Act of his compensation. The contents of the letters thus protected should not, however, be read in Court, unless with the consent of the parties concerned. Payment for medical or surgical...