The claimant sought damages for injuries suffered at work. He had injured his back, and appealed the award. The employer asserted that he had suffered a soft tissue injury but that that had healed, and any later back difficulties were not proven to arise from this injury.
Held: The medical evidence was conflicting, but the decision reached by the judge was not to be disturbed.
Judges:
Lord Woolf MR, Lord Justice Potter, Lord Justice May
Citations:
[1998] EWCA Civ 143
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Personal Injury
Updated: 14 November 2022; Ref: scu.143621
