Woman who tripped and fell on housing estate footpath awarded €110,000 by High Court

Judge found that the dangerous condition in the footpath was caused by the roots of a lime tree

The judge accepted that the accident occurred in the manner described by Carol Loua, who said she fell after her foot caught on concrete protruding from the ground at Broadfield Court, Rathcoole, Dublin, in April 2018.

A woman who tripped and fell on a footpath in a housing estate, fracturing her shoulder, has been awarded €110,000 by the High Court.

Healthcare assistant Carol Loua has suffered significantly and continues to do so, said Ms Justice Denise Brett, after a fall as she walked from her home through a housing estate on the way to the hairdressers eight years ago.