Stellenbosch restaurant not liable for patron's injuries after slip and fall

A RESTAURANT patron's damages claim arising from a trip and fall has failed in the Western Cape High Court.

- CHEVON BOOYSEN

The woman who tripped and fell while leaving the Stellenbosch restaurant following a work-related year-end function argued that the establishment was liable for the injuries she suffered when she fell on a dark pathway.

At the time of the incident, the restaurant had been leasing a portion of the establishment from Hidden Valley Wines, situated on the Hidden Valley Estate. She suffered injuries as a result of that fall which was described as a right ankle trimalleolar fracture - a dislocation involving the articular surface of the ankle joint.