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| Bouncy castle ruling overturned | Bouncy castle ruling overturned |
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| A couple found liable for an accident on a bouncy castle that left a boy with brain damage have won their appeal. | A couple found liable for an accident on a bouncy castle that left a boy with brain damage have won their appeal. |
| Sam Harris, now 13, of Spalding, Lincolnshire, suffered a broken skull when a 15-year-old boy kicked his head at a party in Strood, Kent, in 2005. | Sam Harris, now 13, of Spalding, Lincolnshire, suffered a broken skull when a 15-year-old boy kicked his head at a party in Strood, Kent, in 2005. |
| In May, a judge ruled that Timothy and Catherine Perry, from Rochester, had not provided enough supervision for the party on a field behind their home. | In May, a judge ruled that Timothy and Catherine Perry, from Rochester, had not provided enough supervision for the party on a field behind their home. |
| Their lawyers argued they were the same as "parents up and down the land". | Their lawyers argued they were the same as "parents up and down the land". |
| Sam brought the case to court through his mother, Janet HarrisThe couple were found liable for damages, estimated at more than £1m, for Sam, who now needs round-the-clock care. | |
| The High Court was told the accident happened during the seconds that Mrs Perry had gone to help another child on another inflatable. | The High Court was told the accident happened during the seconds that Mrs Perry had gone to help another child on another inflatable. |
| But her lawyers said the judge had applied the wrong test to the conduct of Mrs Perry. | But her lawyers said the judge had applied the wrong test to the conduct of Mrs Perry. |
| Graham Eklund QC said: "He was wrong to find that uninterrupted supervision from a permanent look-out or a constant watch was necessary." | |
| Sam brought the case against the Perrys through his mother Janet Harris, of Long Lane, Gedney Hill. |