SUPREME COURT OF NOVA SCOTIA
Citation: Mielke v. Harbour Ridge Apartment Suites Ltd., 2011 NSSC 313
Date: 20110815
Docket: Hfx. No. 275515
Registry: Halifax
Between:
Christopher Thomas Mielke
Plaintiff
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Harbour Ridge Apartment Suites Ltd.
Respondent
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Judge: The Honourable Justice Peter P. Rosinski.
Heard: June 13, 14, 2011, in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Subject: Negligence/slip and fall on municipal sidewalk during commercial construction ‑ liability and damages for Achilles tendon rupture
Summary: Plaintiff ruptured his Achilles tendon while walking on sidewalk in front of commercial construction occupied by defendant, yet open to pedestrian travel. Accumulated construction debris cause of the plaintiff's injury.
Issue: Whether defendant was liable, and the amount of damages appropriate in the circumstances.
Result: Defendant 100% liable ‑ general damages awarded $35,000.
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