No compensation for electrocution injuries

A woman suffered serious electrocution injuries during tree-felling near her home in Cahersiveen but yesterday she had her case for compensation against the ESB dismissed in the High Court.

There was no issue about the fact that Penny Stewart was seriously injured when struck by a falling electricity wire more than 12 years ago on November 5, 2005 in Cahersiveen, Co Kerry.

The issue was whether, as contended in the plaintiff’s case, the cable snapped coincidentally at the time, or as the ESB claimed, as a direct result of the tree-felling.