Boland v Hoffmann - family sues grandmother

In the case of Boland v Hoffman & Ors [2012] NSWSC 571, a woman who fell down stairs while clutching her five-month-old granddaughter has been successfully sued by her own family, who claimed her negligence left the baby girl with "traumatic" head injuries.

The Reverend Hannalore Hoffmann was carrying Molly Boland during a family holiday at a holiday cottage in Smiths Lake, near Forster, on the NSW mid north coast on January 25, 2006. She tripped and fell, leaving the little girl "severely disabled".

Molly's parents Jason Boland and Susan Hoffmann sued Hannalore Hoffmann for failing to take reasonable care.

The NSW Supreme Court heard the Reverend Hoffmann offered to take Molly downstairs about 5.30am after the baby woke and wouldn't settle.

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