Perisher judged negligent in ski lift injury
Tuesday 11 June 2013 @ 8.54 a.m. | Legal Research
A Sydney GP who was struck by a chair lift while skiing at Perisher is set to be awarded a substantial damages payout after a judge found the ski operator was negligent and had breached its duty of care, reports an article in smh.com.au.
Dr Ghita Nair-Smith suffered serious injuries to her groin and lower back after the handrail of a chair lift struck her from behind as she waited to travel to the top of a ski run.
As the 53-year-old doctor waited with friends for the chair to pick her up on the afternoon of July 18, 2003, she noticed the safety bar had not been raised and was threatening to knock them over.
"Almost as soon as we reached the correct loading position, I heard Alison yell out 'the bar's down!"' Dr Nair-Smith told the Supreme Court.
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