Harris v Francis

• Jurisdiction: Antigua and Barbuda
• Court: High Court (Antigua)
• Judge: Bishop, J.
• Judgment Date: 04 July 1978
• Neutral Citation: AG 1978 HC 24
• Docket Number: No.: 39 of 1978
• Date: 04 July 1978

High Court

Bishop, J.

No.: 39 of 1978

Harris

and

Francis

Damages - Negligence — Breach of duty of care — Practice was hat the boat owner who took out a fisherman's pots had the responsibility to see that they were brought to shore by his boat within a reasonable time — Defendant failed to collect the plaintiffs fish pots over one month after he had laid them and were lost — Defendant ordered to pay the plaintiff $775 for loss of fish pots.