Maddocks v The Governors of the Nunnykirk Centre for Dyslexia - Newcastle County Court 27 September 2011
Nine years after suffering a knee injury whilst trampolining at school, Mellor Hargreaves have won a case for personal injury damages for the claimant.The Claimant was a pupil at the Nunnykirk Centre, which was a specialist school for children with dyslexia.
On the day the accident the Claimant was injured during a trampolining lesson. The Claimant alleged that he had been instructed by a teacher of the school to attempt a front flip/somersault. As the Claimant gained height to attempt this manoeuvre, he began to become out of control. As he attempted to reduce his height, he moved to the back and left of the trampoline, and as he attempted to reduce his height, he landed on his left leg, suffering a hyperextension injury to his left knee.
The Defendants defended the matter on the basis that the Claimant suffered his injury, whilst bouncing normally. The claim essentially became a factual dispute, as the expert trampolining experts agreed that if the Claimant had been requested to attempt a front flip/somersault that this would have been negligent instruction on behalf of the teacher.
Judgement was provided for the Claimant by His On Judge Walton 27 September 2011, who accepted the Claimants evidence in its entirety.
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