Kerry hotel appeals €12,500 award for nightclub fall

David Sparling claimed he was walking near the bar area and he suddenly slipped onto his face on a wet floor of the nightclub

David Sparling claimed the Killarney Grand Hotel was negligent and in breach of its duty and care. The hotel denied the claims. File photo

A Kerry hotel is seeking to appeal a €12,500 award to a customer who slipped on a wet floor in its nightclub, the High Court has heard.

David Sparling (aged 42), of Ardshanavooly Estate, Park Road, Killarney, Co. Kerry, was awarded €12,500 last July by the Circuit Court in Killarney over the fall at the Killarney Grand Hotel, on May 5, 2014.