KNIPE v. BRITISH RAILWAYS BOARD

[1972] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 122

COURT OF APPEAL

Before Lord Denning, M.R., Lord Justice Sachs and Lord Justice Stamp

Limitation of action - Personal injuries - Actual or constructive knowledge of worthwhile cause of action - Plaintiff injured on Mar. 2, 1948 - Seriousness of injury not diagnosed until 1958 - Plaintiff advised by union that he had no claim in damages - Acceptance of workman's compensation - Writ issued on Jan. 15, 1970 - Whether cause of action implicitly given by Limitation Act, 1963, sect. 1 (3) (a); sect. 7 (3).1 Workman's compensation - Seriousness of injury not diagnosed - Whether injured workman knew that payments were workman's compensation - Whether claim barred by Workmen's Compensation Act, 1925, sect. 29.2