Damages awarded for depression caused by shock of hearing of child’s death in road traffic accident
Purcell vs Long [2015]IEHC 385 (High Court, Barr J, May 15th, 2015)
High Court awards €225,150 to a mother who suffered severe depression triggered by an acute stress reaction upon hearing of her son’s death in a road traffic accident. The mother had suffered previous psychiatric illness and depression, but this did not exempt the wrongdoer.
