N1 City Mall ordered to pay full damages after woman slips on melted ice cream
The Western Cape High Court has overturned a finding that a shopper was 20% responsible for her 2014 fall at N1 City Mall, holding the mall’s owners, managing agent and cleaning contractor liable for 100% of her proven damages.
A Cape Town woman, E Louw, will be entitled to claim 100% of her damages after slipping on what appeared to be melted ice cream at N1 City Mall, as a recent court ruling overturned a previous decision. The Western Cape High Court found the mall's owners, managing agent, and cleaning contractor jointly and severally liable for the injuries Louw suffered in the incident at the Goodwood shopping centre on 1 May 2014.
The court also determined that the cleaning arrangements were inadequate for a busy public holiday and that shoppers could reasonably expect mall walkways to be kept safe. The amount of compensation Louw will receive has not yet been determined.
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