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Pedestrian Suffers Injuries in Fall Caused by Defective Kerb Stone
15th December 2009
Our specialist personal injury lawyers recently acted on behalf of a woman injured due to a fall on a public pavement. She was awarded injury compensation after we pursued her case to trial.
Dangerous Pavement
At the time of her accident, our client was walking along a road leading from a town centre towards the residential area where she lives. One of the kerb stones had dropped below the level of those next to it, leaving a tripping hazard.
Our client stumbled and fell forwards, suffering facial injuries and a fractured wrist. She required stitches, dental work, weeks in a plaster cast and physiotherapy. She was also unable to attend work for several months and was left with some scarring.
Inadequate Inspection
The claimant appointed our lawyers to assist her in making a personal injury claim against the local authority.
They denied liability, stating that the area was inspected every 6 months and the dangerous kerb stone had not been noted in the last inspection before the accident. The road had been placed in the wrong safety category however, as it was a busy pedestrian route and should therefore have been inspected every month or at least every 3 months. In addition the defect was still present 4 months after our client’s accident occurred.
We pursued the matter to trial and the Judge found in favour of our client, awarding £12,000 in damages.
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