Liability For Obstruction On A Pavement.

[SIRandyraven]

Quick question;

I had a brass verge outside my home and I say put a plant pot on it.
The grass verge is not part of my property, but belongs to a third party (council or housing developer).
If someone was to say trip on the pot and it caused a personal injury to them, who would be liable?
The person (aka me) for putting the pot where it was
Or
The third party for not keeping the verge clear of obstructions, regardless if someone else cussed the obstruction?

Just curious.

Thanks in advance for any answers.

[Peter Pedant]

if you are consumed by questions like this
very impt to some I agree
then 1 ) dont put the pot down
and 2) go inside watch television
3) until the plant placing feeling goes away

any action anyway would be in negligence
and might turn on whether the pot was placed without consideration of foreseeability of damage

yes yes but - - - you will say - what about small children inveigled onto the property by the purdy flowers, and they were er poisoned by the poisonous ( but poisonous only to some) berries which only flower once in 200y ? what about THEM ? ha !

orra three legged but one armed blind old lady ( total number of limbs = four you will note) who trips over the pot and suffers unknown from a partial spondylolisthesis

a diagnosis so long that tired junior doctors have been known to fall asleep before they got to they end....

what then ? you will askwonderingly

o god I knew I shouldnt a started answering.....

[-SharonA-]

You will be liable.

[bookbinder]

PP, I think that you should have your own radio or tv show!

[Deskdiary]

Tort is decided in hindsight and reasonableness.

If it was reasonably foreseeable that what you did could cause damage, then you may be liable.

Google the neighbour principle and Donoghue v Stevenson and that will give you a decent steer.

[TonyV]

Totally your responsibility for placing the obstruction, No win no pay lawyers will be queuing up. lol

[douglas9401]

I think the upkeep on a brass verge would be horrendous, if only for the cost of the polish.

[scorpiojo]

What bb said :-)

[woofgang]

Like the football player who was doing badly and was called in for a talking to by the manager. The manager asked him "Are you ignorant or indifferent?" The football player said
....wait for it.....
....wait for it....

"I don't know and I don't care"
BOOM BOOM


I'll get me coat

[Zacs-Master]

Loving PP’s answer.

[scorpiojo]

:-))

[SIRandyraven]

I think PP has mental health issues to be honest.

You ask a simple question, on what is a forum known as answerbank and the get a verbally insane answer like that.
Sigh

Seek help PP.

[SIRandyraven]

Thanks Deskdiary for a sensible answer.
I will Google it.