N1 City Mall ordered to pay full damages after woman slips on melted ice cream
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The Western Cape High Court ruled that N1 City Mall and its partners must pay full damages to a shopper. The woman fell on melted ice cream in 2014. A previous finding suggested the shopper was 20% responsible for the accident. The court overturned that decision. Liability now falls entirely on the mall owners, the managing agent, and the cleaning contractor.
The Western Cape High Court has overturned a finding that a shopper was 20% responsible for her 2014 fall at N1 City Mall, holding the mall’s owners, managing agent and cleaning contractor liable for 100% of her proven damages.