| Summary: | An employee sued his employer for damages for an accident at work. The employment tribunal proved him right. The employer appealed and failed.
Detail:
An employee, S.________, from Vich, was injured in an industrial accident. He sued his employer, Q.________, from Meyrin, for damages. The employment tribunal proved him right and awarded him a compensation of CHF 100,000. The employer appealed.
The Cour dappel civile des tribunaux cantonaux confirmed the judgment of the Labour Court. She came to the conclusion that the employer had violated the obligation to prevent an accident. The employee was therefore entitled to compensation.
The main points of the judgment are:
The employee was entitled to compensation for damages because the employer had violated the obligation to prevent an accident.
The amount of compensation of CHF 100000 has been confirmed.
The verdict is final. |