Can I sue my Elderly Uncle?

Pcgamer · 14-01-2021 2:32am #1

I was over at his house and he was after washing the floor. He didnt have a wet sign up or didn't tell me and I slipped and now have a slipped disc.

He invited me into the kitchen without telling me or without a sign present.

What are my options here. I want compensation from him, maybe 150K for my medical bills and suffering.

Thanks

kingstevii · 14-01-2021 2:33am

Pcgamer wrote: »

I was over at his house and he was after washing the floor. He didnt have a wet sign up or didn't tell me and I slipped and now have a slipped disc.

He invited me into the kitchen without telling me or without a sign present.

What are my options here. I want compensation.

I hope you gave him a dig on the way out?

freshpopcorn · 14-01-2021 2:34am

Did you come up with this idea after watching Fair City lately?

MrMusician18 · 14-01-2021 2:34am

You can sue anyone. Doesn't mean you'll win though.

This being Ireland, you'll likely get €20k though.

Cerveza · 14-01-2021 2:34am

kingstevii wrote: »

I hope you gave him a dig on the way out?

Thanks for quoting the op I would never have guessed that reply was for him.

Atlantic Dawn · 14-01-2021 2:34am

Did you visit a doctor to assess the damage?

Datacore · 14-01-2021 2:37am

I guess he could counter sue for reckless endangerment due to visiting his house illegally during a Level 5 lockdown.

Also you may have damaged his expensive floor. Then there’s the psychological damage.

washman3 · 14-01-2021 2:38am

He should have given you a good kick in the arse when you were on the floor.!!

endacl · 14-01-2021 2:38am

Did you visit a 14 year old to help you come up with your edgy yet thought-provoking idea for a thread?

GT89 · 14-01-2021 2:41am

Sue his arse off if it were me I would make sure I got everything he has including his clothes he can live naked in the bushes as far as I'd be concerned.

Kraftwerk · 14-01-2021 2:43am

I see that decision to quit your job and start your own business is going well. You're so hard up for cash you're trying to sue your own family.

jelem · 14-01-2021 2:48am

he may under threat arrive at your place to agree a settlement and trip on way in and counter sue.
being elderly the courts may favour him and attack you.

Surreptitious · 14-01-2021 2:53am

KungPao · 14-01-2021 2:56am

Call me a cynic if you must, but I have doubts concerning the veracity of this story.

MrMusician18 · 14-01-2021 2:58am

kingstevii wrote: »

I hope you gave him a dig on the way out?

He's after a digout not a dig on the way out.

Thespoofer · 14-01-2021 4:53am

Goway t fuk.

14-01-2021 10:59am

Hopefully you clean him out, forcing him to sell his house, leaving him destitute at the side of the road in the cold and damp.
That 'll tesch him to wash his floor and recklessly endanger his loving nephew when calling around

Kimbot · 14-01-2021 11:05am

Instead of suing him why didnt you help him with his floor you lazy git? :pac:

micar · 14-01-2021 11:33am

How did you come up with €150k?

Just plucked from thin air.... sure why not go larger.....€1.5m

Lets hope he's home insurance. if not he may need to sell the house to pay you.....

Sure fu€k him......ain't that right.

Odyssey 2005 · 14-01-2021 11:39am

Hey OP, how's you're hangover this morning ?

Masala · 14-01-2021 11:46am

To me .... this is an open and shut case.

I’d take him to the cleaners and go for €500k. People shouldn’t be washing floors when they have visitors..... sure it’s written in the Constitution.

Ps.... keep an eye of for any friends or neighbours buying mops and buckets etc and be sure to call around unexpectky . You have rights you know to walk where you like. Power to the People

jbv · 14-01-2021 11:49am

Surreptitious wrote: »

Brilliant!

peter4918 · 14-01-2021 11:50am

Yes gross negligence, when washing a floor in your own home you should always put up a wet floor sign.

SpacialNeeds · 14-01-2021 11:52am

Wait what video game is this?

How's unemployment suiting you man? Glad to hear you're keeping busy.

johnayo · 14-01-2021 11:56am

Are you sure its not your bollix that you injured? Its easy to get mixed up.

14-01-2021 12:10pm

Op watches Judge Judy when he/she isn’t over sponging off their uncle!

Kimbot · 14-01-2021 12:43pm

Bam Bam Mickey wrote: »

Op watches Judge Judy when he/she isn’t over sponging off their uncle!

Pfffttt I think the OP is more a Judge Rimmer fan

Mad_maxx · 14-01-2021 1:47pm

Pcgamer wrote: »

I was over at his house and he was after washing the floor. He didnt have a wet sign up or didn't tell me and I slipped and now have a slipped disc.

He invited me into the kitchen without telling me or without a sign present.

What are my options here. I want compensation from him, maybe 150K for my medical bills and suffering.

Thanks

play your cards right and you could both profit , he gets a kickback for not impeding the claim

Mad_maxx · 14-01-2021 1:49pm

MikeOxsgreen wrote: »

Hopefully you clean him out, forcing him to sell his house, leaving him destitute at the side of the road in the cold and damp.
That 'll tesch him to wash his floor and recklessly endanger his loving nephew when calling around

even the OP ended up in a wheelchair having broken his neck , he would not succeed in taking the uncles house

people dont loose their homes in PR claim cases in this country no matter who reckless they were and how badly injured the other party was

ThewhiteJesus · 14-01-2021 4:35pm

are you sure he was washing the floor ?
These oul boys can't make the armitage shanks sometimes

The Tetrarch · 14-01-2021 4:41pm

I was over at his house - were you invited or did you break in?
he was after washing the floor - the grammar police might arrest you
He didnt have a wet sign up or didn't tell me - that was because the floor was now dry
I slipped and now have a slipped disc. - slipped on what?
He invited me into the kitchen without telling me or without a sign present. - a person would invite you without first telling you they were going to invite you, or a sign saying they were going to invite you.

Sky King · 14-01-2021 4:44pm

KungPao wrote: »

Call me a cynic if you must, but I have doubts concerning the veracity of this story.

Said no claims court ever!

14-01-2021 4:59pm

Mad_maxx wrote: »

even the OP ended up in a wheelchair having broken his neck , he would not succeed in taking the uncles house

people dont loose their homes in PR claim cases in this country no matter who reckless they were and how badly injured the other party was

OK, so I hope the uncle has to sell a kidney to come up with the minimum 300k this loving nephew is due for enduring such agony.
No doubt his promising career as a gymnast has been cut short

thebourke · 14-01-2021 5:08pm

and we wonder why the price of insurance is going through the roof on this country!!!!!!!!!!!

Mad_maxx · 14-01-2021 5:29pm

MikeOxsgreen wrote: »

OK, so I hope the uncle has to sell a kidney to come up with the minimum 300k this loving nephew is due for enduring such agony.
No doubt his promising career as a gymnast has been cut short

ah look i get the p1iss take story is funny , im just being serious for a moment , claims involving homes are a whole different kettle of fish to motor claims where its often a handy little earner

14-01-2021 5:52pm

Mad_maxx wrote: »

ah look i get the p1iss take story is funny , im just being serious for a moment , claims involving homes are a whole different kettle of fish to motor claims where its often a handy little earner

The whole insurance claim is a farce, whether slipping on a chip, falling in a pot hole or getting hit by a car travelling 4mph

Pcgamer · 14-01-2021 6:00pm

Lads the thread is purely a piss take of the compensation culture in this country!!

Got a few witty responses but was expecting more.

14-01-2021 6:47pm

Takes me back, when I was in school it rained and someone unfortunately slipped in the car park.

Post incident, someone on the student council made a serious suggestion to put a wet floor sign in the car park.

Mad_maxx · 14-01-2021 7:17pm

MikeOxsgreen wrote: »

The whole insurance claim is a farce, whether slipping on a chip, falling in a pot hole or getting hit by a car travelling 4mph

not so , if someone you believe is negligent decides to act beligerently when it comes to a public liability insurance , its not easy at all getting money off them and they are not even obliged to be insured in the first place

different story with motor insurance claims where bar unless you are a tinker , the law will force you to step up and be accountable for someones injury

Edgware · 14-01-2021 7:28pm

Are you trying to get him back for the times you were his "favourite nephew" and he gave you gobstoppers?

Hyperbollix · 14-01-2021 7:48pm

Edgware wrote: »

Are you trying to get him back for the times you were his "favourite nephew" and he gave you gobstoppers?

Those weren't gobstoppers

banie01 · 14-01-2021 7:51pm

Hyperbollix wrote: »

Those weren't gobstoppers

Well they shut him at least...
Apart from the slobbering, I mean!

Poor Uncle Tom · 14-01-2021 8:04pm

KungPao wrote: »

Call me a cynic if you must, but I have doubts concerning the veracity of this story.

Cynic

Pcgamer wrote: »

Lads the thread is purely a piss take of the compensation culture in this country!!

Got a few witty responses but was expecting more.

Should have put in more effort then, shouldn't you?

Edgware · 14-01-2021 8:15pm

Hyperbollix wrote: »

Those weren't gobstoppers

Maybe aniseed balls so

14-01-2021 9:07pm

Mad_maxx wrote: »

not so , if someone you believe is negligent decides to act beligerently when it comes to a public liability insurance , its not easy at all getting money off them and they are not even obliged to be insured in the first place

different story with motor insurance claims where bar unless you are a tinker , the law will force you to step up and be accountable for someones injury

At the risk of associating myself with such a comment, given our courts propensity to hand out cash for dodgy claims, its a pretty safe to say, personal injuries and compo culture is a farce, whether you've the comfort of insurance or not. Indeed there's a lot to be said for defendants being far more belligerent and counter suing, if the odds weren't stacked against them.

Can I sue my Elderly Uncle?

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