MacDonald v County Council of Argyll, 1953 Sh Ct, Rep 345

Citation: MacDonald v County Council of Argyll, 1953 Sh Ct, Rep 345

Rule of thumb: If you trip on a slab on Council paths, do you have a personal injury claim? Probably not, unless the defect was exceptionally large or it was reported to the Council & nothing was done about it.

Judgment:

‘Pavements under constant wear and tear cannot be kept in a state of perfection and the users of them must be prepared to face a certain degree of imperfection... Any particular case must be a jury question and a question of degree’, at 351

Warning: This is not professional legal advice. This is not professional legal education advice. Please obtain professional guidance before embarking on any legal course of action. This is just an interpretation of a Judgment by persons of legal insight & varying levels of legal specialism, experience & expertise. Please read the Judgment yourself and form your own interpretation of it with professional assistance.