Taxi driver’s case thrown out

Taxi driver Emmet Fay, who had claimed €38,000 damages for injuries he received in a hit-and-run accident almost five years ago, yesterday agreed to a judge throwing out his claim.

Mr Fay, aged 46, of Lismore Rd, Crumlin, decided not to follow through with his claim against the Motor Insurance Bureau of Ireland after telling Judge Jacqueline Linnane in the Circuit Civil Court about the accident.

Counsel for the MIBI told the judge that, after talks, the case had been settled on the basis that the court would make an order dismissing Mr Fay’s claim with no order as to costs.