Read the full judgment text of HCPI 000599/2002 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 21 November 2006.
1. On 21 April 2001 the plaintiff, Mr Morter, then aged 56 years, fell and suffered a back injury whilst travelling on a tramcar operated by the defendant. He blames it on the motorman, alleging that he drove the tram erratically, stopping and starting with jerks and sudden acceleration and deceleration. One such manoeuvre caused him to stumble and fall as he was in the throes of leaving his seat to alight.