Public places
Park & public place injuries
Case notes on injuries in parks, playgrounds and other public places.
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Picture hiddenPark & public place injuriesAmbulance trolley toppled by hole, $300k for public park fall
Compensation claims for injuries resulting from a public park fall because of uneven ground usually go nowhere.
- Park & public place injuries
Park fall plaintiff wins all points on appeal: “single steps in thoroughfares are dangerous”
A visitor to a mountain lookout public park who fell on a step while descending a paved path has defeated the local council’s appeal against his $700k damages award.
Case notes explain decisions in other people’s cases. They are general information, not legal advice, and every claim turns on its own facts.
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