Cork woman seeking €1.75m over accident but only awarded €170,000 loses appeal
A Cork woman has lost an appeal to increase a €170,000 personal injury award following a van accident. The court upheld the original ruling, dismissing her claims for higher loss of earnings as unrealistic.
Why it matters
The case highlights judicial scrutiny of personal injury claims and the limits of compensation for economic loss in property-owning plaintiffs.
Appeal court judge found there was no basis for suggesting the findings or award of the High Court judge in relation to her loss of earnings or injuries claims were inappropriate or unjust.
A woman awarded more than €170,000 after her knee was struck by a van while trying to hold a parking space for her husband’s car has lost an appeal in which she claimed she was not awarded enough.
Josephine Higgins, 68, had sought an award of €1.75m to compensate for an alleged loss of earnings arising from the injuries sustained in the incident on Main Street, Carrigtwohill, Co Cork, on February 13, 2020.
She was standing in the space waiting for her husband, John, who was due to arrive in a Jeep to deliver stools to an apartment owned by the couple on Main Street.
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