High Court dismisses Dunnes Stores appeal against €83k slip and fall payout

Her injuries resulted in the former sales assistant having to undergo knee replacement surgery

Mr Justice Noonan said the Dunnes appeal centred on its contention there was a lack of evidence for the judge to conclude there had been a contaminant on the floor that caused the accident. File picture: Billy Higgins

Dunnes Stores has lost an appeal against an €83,000 award of damages to a woman who slipped and fell in one of its stores.

The High Court had made the award to 60-year-old Doris Whelan who sued for injuries she claimed she suffered after a fall on June 27, 2013, at the chain’s outlet at the Ashleaf Shopping Centre in Walkinstown, Dublin 12.