The claimant was injured crossing the village green when she fractured her leg in the hole left for the maypole.
Held: The claimant’s appeal was dismissed. The hole had been filled by the defendants, and the filling removed by an unknown third party. ‘If the court were to set a higher standard of care than what was reasonable, fear of the consequences might mean that there would be no fetes, no maypole dancing and no similar activities on village greens.’
Judges:
Sir Igor Judge P, Laws LJ, Scott LJ
Citations:
Times 06-Apr-2007
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Negligence
Updated: 10 May 2022; Ref: scu.251424