It's Nay My Fault
A 62 year old woman who admitted drinking at least 14 vodkas (she says she lost count after 14) as she celebrated the new millennium has been awarded £7,000 in damages after she fell into a stream while first-footing. She sued Aberdeenshire Council for damages after she tripped over a dilapidated fence bordering the stream, fracturing her spine. Her lawyer had agreed with Aberdeenshire Council that £35,000 was a reasonable estimate for the loss and injury but Sheriff Kiernan McLernan ruled that Mrs Trueman was 80 per cent responsible for the accident and reduced her damages award to £7,000. According to the woman. "I deserve a lot more money. The past few years have been hell, and it's the council's fault." It’s yet another example of a world where personal responsibility is being taken out of the equation. The daft drunk should not have got a penny.
