Murray v Sisk (John) Son (Dublin) Ltd
| Jurisdiction | Ireland |
| Judgment Date | 01 January 1965 |
| Date | 01 January 1965 |
| Court | Supreme Court |
(S.C.)
Murray
and
Sisk (John) & Son (Dublin) Ltd
Whether award excessive - Measure of damages.
The plaintiff, a labourer aged 36 years, while working on the erection of a building fell some 30 feet to the ground when shuttering, on which he was standing, collapsed. As a result of the fall he suffered severe personal injuries and became totally paralysed from the waist down. The jury returned a verdict in favour of the plaintiff and awarded him the sum of £41,630 5s. and costs. Against this verdict the defendants appealed to the Supreme Court on the grounds that the damages were excessive; were against the weight of the evidence and that the verdict was perverse and...
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