Subject-matter jurisdiction for the settling of a dispute arising from the claim for damages for personal injuries sustained by an employee of a ship operator : [case review] Cover Image

Stvarna nadležnost za suđenje u postupku za naknadu štete zbog tjelesne ozljede koju je pretrpio radnik brodara : [prikaz presude]
Subject-matter jurisdiction for the settling of a dispute arising from the claim for damages for personal injuries sustained by an employee of a ship operator : [case review]

Author(s): Vesna Skorupan Wolff
Subject(s): Maritime Law, Commercial Law
Published by: Hrvatska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti
Keywords: case review; court jurisdiction; claim for damages; ship operator's employee; personal injuries;

Summary/Abstract: The plaintiff travelled by the defendant's ship to an island where he worked as an employee of the defendant. During the voyage he sustained personal injuries. The plaintiff was on noard the ship in the capacity of a passenger because neither was his workplace on board the ship nor was he a crew member. Therefore, the settling of a dispute related to the loss event, in which the plaintiff sustained bodily injuries during transportation to work, comes under the jurisdiction of the Municipal Court.

  • Issue Year: 52/2013
  • Issue No: 167
  • Page Range: 224-225
  • Page Count: 2
  • Language: Croatian
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