Owing to the negligence of the Crown's servants while using an oxy-acetylene torch to effect certain repairs to the shed, a fire broke out which destroyed the shed and all its contents. The appellant company and others, whose goods were lost in the fire, presented petitions of right against the Crown for damages. The Crown pleaded that the claim was barred by clause 7 of the lease, and in third party proceedings relied on clause 17 as giving rise to a right of recovery.
Owing to the negligence of the Crown's servants while using an oxy-acetylene torch to effect certain repairs to the shed, a fire broke out which destroyed the shed and all its contents. The appellant company and others, whose goods were lost in the fire, presented petitions of right against the Crown for damages. The Crown pleaded that the claim was barred by clause 7 of the lease, and in third party proceedings relied on clause 17 as giving rise to a right of recovery.
Owing to the negligence of the Crown's servants while using an oxy-acetylene torch to effect certain repairs to the shed, a fire broke out which destroyed the shed and all its contents. The appellant company and others, whose goods were lost in the fire, presented petitions of right against the Crown for damages. The Crown pleaded that the claim was barred by clause 7 of the lease, and in third party proceedings relied on clause 17 as giving rise to a right of recovery.
Owing to the negligence of the Crown's servants while using an oxy-acetylene torch to effect certain repairs to the shed, a fire broke out which destroyed the shed and all its contents. The appellant company and others, whose goods were lost in the fire, presented petitions of right against the Crown for damages. The Crown pleaded that the claim was barred by clause 7 of the lease, and in third party proceedings relied on clause 17 as giving rise to a right of recovery.