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George Edward Manson And Others Against Henry Robb Limited

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JurisdictionScotland
JudgeLord Clarke
Neutral Citation[2017] CSOH 126
Date03 October 2017
Docket NumberPD325/16
CourtCourt of Session
Published date03 October 2017
OUTER HOUSE, COURT OF SESSION
[2017] CSOH 126
PD325/16
OPINION OF LORD CLARKE
In the cause
GEORGE EDWARD MANSON AND OTHERS
Pursuers
against
HENRY ROBB LTD
Defenders
Pursuers: Milligan QC, Wilson Digby Brown LLP
Defenders: Sheldon QC; Clyde & Co (Scotland) LLP
3 October 2017
[1] This is an action brought by the first and second named pursuers as executors
nominate for the late George Aberdeen Manson (hereinafter referred to as “the deceased”).
The first and second named pursuers, who were the sons of the deceased, also sue as
individuals. The third named pursuer is the widow of the deceased.
[2] The pursuers sue for damages in respect of the death of the deceased on 12 February
2016, the cause of death being recorded as epithelioid mesothelioma of the pleura. The
deceased had been for some years, in the past, employed by the defenders. They admitted
liability for his death as arising from the deceased’s employment with the defenders, due to
his exposure to asbestos dust and particles.

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