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I'd beat them to within an inch of the lives for playing on other peoples property then I go'd and slap your mother for giving birth to such a person who asks stupid questions.
My daughter's kids playing on the neighbour's fence and cut themselves. The kids now have minor medical problems. Can anyone give advice etc.
I guess if the fence is in some way illegal - eg. it is too tall, has razor wire or glass embedded in it, then I guess it would be possible to go to court with an ambulance-chaser in tow and claim some compensation. It might be difficult to get anywhere with a defective fence unless you had evidence it was poorly maintained or defective before they played on it. And even then it would be obvious they shouldn't have played on it.
In any case, I doubt they were supervised and unless the fence was an underlying cause of the accident (eg. it fell on them while playing football), the fact they seemed to be playing 'on it' would definitely count against them. Fences aren't fit for purpose for play. Eg. A perfectly functional fence can be as crude as a run of stakes with a bit of wire between, so the danger is obvious and avoidable.
...in my humble opinion.
What are the minor medical problems - other than the obvious cut hands, legs etc ?
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