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A CHILD who broke his arm in a summer camp and only had ‘frozen meat’ applied in first-aid treatment has received almost €34,000 compensation.
The High Court has heard how Erwan Rafferty Louis, aged nine at the time, had been playing a game of rounders at a golf summer camp in Castleknock Golf Club when he fell. His games supervisor, who had been running close to him, had fallen on top of the boy.
Judge John O’Connor heard that Erwan, of Luttrellstown Drive, Castleknock, Dublin 15, broke bones in his left arm in the accident. The only treatment he received at the scene was the application of a piece of frozen meat to his arm.
A CHILD who broke his arm in a summer camp and only had ‘frozen meat’ applied in first-aid treatment has received almost €34,000 compensation.
The High Court has heard how Erwan Rafferty Louis, aged nine at the time, had been playing a game of rounders at a golf summer camp in Castleknock Golf Club when he fell.
His games supervisor, who had been running close to him, had fallen on top of the boy.
Judge John O’Connor heard that Erwan, of Luttrellstown Drive, Castleknock, Dublin 15, broke bones in his left arm in the accident. The only treatment he received at the scene was the application of a piece of frozen meat to his arm.
A woman, who got the date of an alleged fall wrong when she attempted to sue Dublin Bus for €60,000 damages for personal injuries, may go ahead with her case, a judge ruled today.
Judge John O’Connor rejected an application by the bus company that Sinead Byrne’s case should collapse because she claimed the accident had occurred on November 24th 2017 instead of the 25th.
Gerard O’Herlihy, the leading defence solicitor in personal injury cases against Dublin Bus, had told the court Ms Byrne, of Marrsfield Avenue, Clongriffin, Dublin 13, had an Injuries Board authorisation to sue regarding the 24th but not the 25th when an accident had actually occurred.
Woman suing Dublin Bus got date of alleged fall wrong Judge rules case seeking €60,000 damages for injuries may go ahead on later date
Thu, Dec 17, 2020, 14:30 Ray Managh
Sinéad Byrne alleged another Dublin Bus passenger had fallen on top of her, injuring her shoulder and causing her ongoing pain when helping or lifting her mother. File photograph: Nick Bradshaw
A woman, who got the date of an alleged fall wrong when she attempted to sue Dublin Bus for €60,000 damages for personal injuries, may go ahead with her case, a judge ruled on Thursday.
Judge John O’Connor rejected a Circuit Court application by the bus company that Sinéad Byrne’s case should collapse because she claimed the incident had occurred on November 24th, 2017, instead of the 25th.