£10,500 for Supermarket Grape Slip

A man who slipped on a grape at a supermarket in Peterborough has been awarded £10,500 in damages.

Thomas Wardle brought a claim against Asda after he slipped and injured himself in January 2008. The exact nature of his injury is not known but it is thought likely to have been soft tissue damage to his back.

When the case was heard in court, the cleanliness of the store was questioned. Asda denied that this was an issue but the judge criticised the store’s record-keeping with regard to cleaning. A spokesman for the company expressed regret that on this occasion it had not met its usual high standards.

It has since emerged that two further claims against the store, brought by customers who slipped on spilt food, are outstanding. These both relate to the same period.