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Leitrim court awards girl €45,000 compensation after suffering broken nose in crash

Nov 10, 2020 16:29 By Shannonside News
Leitrim court awards girl €45,000 compensation after suffering broken nose in crash
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A nine-year-old girl has been awarded forty-five thousand euro compensation by Leitrim Circuit Court following a car crash four years ago. The

A nine-year-old girl has been awarded forty-five thousand euro compensation by Leitrim Circuit Court following a car crash four years ago.

The girl suffered a broken nose and required surgery following the crash in November 2016.

The court heard that the girl, who was five years old at the time, was a passenger in a car driven by her aunt when it was involved in a collision.

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The girl struck the roof of the car as well as the passenger seat and suffered a broken nose.

Two weeks after the crash she underwent surgery to straighten her septum and has made a full recovery despite initially suffering anxiety and a reluctance to travel in vehicles.

Liability was not an issue and the court heard that the injury was assessed as moderate with the nose injury deemed to be worth between €22,100 and €32, 100 on a specified compensation scale.

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The court was told that a recommendation of damages to the value of €45,000 was submitted as there was a slight chance of deformity as the girl gets older which Judge John Alymer said was a "reasonable offer".

The court heard the girl's long-term prognosis is "good" and she was awarded the full amount with a payment of €1400 euro made out in costs and the balance to be lodged within three weeks.

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