Appeal No. EAT/552/94

	EMPLOYMENT APPEAL TRIBUNAL
	58 VICTORIA EMBANKMENT, LONDON EC4Y 0DS

		At the Tribunal
		On 6 December 1994

	Before

	HIS HONOUR JUDGE J H BYRT, AC

	MRS M L BOYLE

	MISS C HOLROYD

A RHODES (DECEASED)	APPELLANT

INGERSOLL DRESSER PUMPS (UK) LTD (PH)	RESPONDENTS

	INTERNAL PRELIMINARY HEARING

	Transcript of Proceedings

	JUDGMENT

Revised

	APPEARANCES

For the Appellant	MR A SCOTT
(Trade Union
Representative)

For the Respondents	

	JUDGE H J BYRT, QC:  We have taken some time to consider this matter because obviously, it is very important to your client.  However, we have looked through the reasons of the Tribunal to see as to where the point of law would be that you refer to and at the end of the day, we have come to the conclusion that it is purely a question of fact.  In consequence, we take the view that it would be inappropriate to allow this case to proceed further, and make our order accordingly.