Compensation for damaged knee

A woman who damaged her knee as she worked in an express train buffet car has been awarded more than £5,000 in compensation. She was injured after a faulty drawer in the buffet car of the train flew open and struck her knee. The court found that the catch on the drawer was broken and the train operator had failed to mend it. The accident happened as she was pouring coffee for a customer and the train ran over the points making the carriage jolt. She received £5,124 in compensation and £18,000 costs were awarded.