Walsh v The Council of the Borough of Kirklees [2019] EWHC 492 (QB) (05 March 2019)

Walsh v The Council of the Borough of Kirklees [2019] EWHC 492 (QB) (05 March 2019)

The trial judge was entitled to find that there was not enough reliable evidence of the pothole's dimensions or condition to establish it was more likely than not a real source of danger; no justiciable error in approach was shown.

Citation
[2019] EWHC 492
Parties
Claimant and Appellant: Miranda Walsh; Defendant and Respondent: The Council of the Borough of Kirklees
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
05 March 2019
Procedural Posture
Personal Injury Appeal / Appeal From County Court Judgment
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Highway Maintenance, Breach of Statutory Duty, Personal Injury, Evidence Assessment
Tort Statutory Duty Highway Maintenance Breach of Statutory Duty Personal Injury Evidence Assessment

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Parties

Miranda Walsh

Claimant and Appellant

The Council of the Borough of Kirklees

Defendant and Respondent

Procedural Posture

Personal Injury Appeal / Appeal From County Court Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the pothole constituted a dangerous defect under section 41 of the Highway Act 1980
  2. 2 Whether the trial judge erred in finding insufficient evidence of the pothole's dimensions and condition
  3. 3 Whether the claimant discharged the burden of proof for actionable defect

Ratio Decidendi

The trial judge was entitled to find that there was not enough reliable evidence of the pothole's dimensions or condition to establish it was more likely than not a real source of danger; no justiciable error in approach was shown.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed