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Action brought by man who claimed taxi driver ran over foot and drove off with his mother is settled
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Thomas Conlon, a 38‑year‑old psychiatric nurse, sued taxi driver Frank Daly after an incident on 25 April 2014. Conlon claimed he had called a taxi to take his mother, aged in her 80s, to St Stephen's Green. He said the driver's radio was extremely loud and that he asked to be let out of the car twice. Conlon alleged that when the taxi pulled in, the driver shouted at him about money, and then, while Conlon had one foot out of the car, the driver put the car in gear and drove off, running over Conlon's left foot. Conlon said he fell, dislocated his shoulder, and the taxi left with his mother still inside. Daly denied the claims, saying he was listening to football results and that he had stopped near a dangerous bend. The High Court case was settled after talks between the parties, and the judge welcomed the settlement.
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What: Report matter: Action brought by man who claimed taxi driver ran over foot and drove off with his mother is settled. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
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- April 25th, 2014 Incident
- 2017-05-24 Publication
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