. This is the decision of this Court following a trial of this matter on the
claimant’s claim for damages for the personal injuries he suffered after he fell
from a ladder in the course of his employment with the defendant. The
claimant claimed that the injury arose as a result of the defendant’s negligence
and breach of its statutory duty as an employer. He also relied on the doctrine
of res ipsa loquitur by which negligence is implied from a given set of facts.
2. The claimant asserted in his claim that he was employed by the defendant as
a builder responsible for maintaining the defendant’s buildings and
infrastructure.
3. He asserted further that on 19 November, 2019, whilst in the course of his
employment, he got injured at the defendant’s premises. He indicated that on 