Dunnes worker awarded €161k for dislocating her ankle after falling off ladder

The court heard the accident was caused by the frame of the ladder which had come loose

Dunnes Stores denied all the claims and contended that Ms Kadege had in fact tripped over the ladder. File picture: Billy Higgins

A Dunnes Stores worker who dislocated her ankle after she fell off a ladder while organising supermarket shelves has been awarded almost €161,000 by the High Court.

Mr Justice Michael Hanna said he accepted Gunta Kadege’s evidence that she had just made the second rung of the ladder when it became unstable. It was contended by the Kadege's side that the ladder was allegedly defective and it had gone one way and she went the other and fell off.