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Telecoms company responsible for fall on public footpath
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High Court: (a) awards damages of €51,936.02 against a telecoms company to a plaintiff who had been caused to stumble and fall on a public footpath by a broken and inadequate cover to a chamber belonging to the company, where the plaintiff suffered physical and psychiatric injuries; and (b) dismisses a claim against the local authority, on the grounds that the fault lay with the telecoms company.
Personal injuries - fall on public footpath - hole adjacent to a cover over a chamber owned by telecoms provider - wrenching injury to right knee - experienced sportsman - surgery - pre-existing condition - liability - quantum - psychiatric conditions - depression and obsessive compulsive disorder.
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