A POLISH MOTHER and her son are making their way to exit the country after a judge in the Circuit Civil Court said they should be arrested if still in Ireland after tomorrow.
Circuit Court President Mr Justice Raymond Groarke today said there were “enough rogues and gangsters in this country without importing some from the UK.”
Judge Groarke made the remark after hearing the evidence of Adam Majewski, 36, and of his mother Eugenia Markowska, 56, who each claimed €60,000 damages in separate proceedings for injuries they allegedly suffered after being involved in a road traffic accident in Blanchardstown, Dublin, in November 2013.
The court heard they currently live in Lublin in Poland but had been living in London at the time of the accident. They had been visiting an aunt in Dublin when their British car, driven by Majewski, was rear-ended by a vehicle driven by Slawomir Zeman, of Kellys Bay Promenade, Skerries, Co Dublin.
Majewski and Marowska told barrister Conor Kearney, counsel for Zeman, that after the accident they had suffered soft tissue injuries for several months during which they had been unable to work.
Majewski, a dressmaker, claimed special damages amounting to €8,683 while Markowska, also a dressmaker, had claimed €12,770 for loss of earnings.
Majewski’s sister, Sarah Victoria Williams, 38, of South Street, Enfield in the UK, who was a passenger in the car, also brought a claim for personal injuries against Zeman.
Williams, also a dressmaker, did not give evidence today. Her €60,000 damages claim included €19,813 for loss of earnings.
Majewski and his mother both denied having taken a claim for damages in the UK against Tesco for another road traffic accident case.
Mr Kearney said the defence had evidence that proceedings had been brought in the UK by two individuals with the same names, addresses and dates of birth.
After hearing evidence of Majewski and Markowska, Judge Groarke adjourned the case briefly to allow them to talk with their legal team.
Following the adjournment, the court heard that Marjewski, Markowska and Williams were withdrawing their claims.
Judge Groarke, who had been told that the cases were assessments of the damages only, dismissed the claims and awarded legal costs against the three family members but said he was wondering if he should “leave it at that.”
“There are enough rogues and gangsters in this country without importing some from the UK.
“If Adam Majewski and Eugenia Markowska were seen in Ireland within the next 24 hours, they should be arrested and charged with perjury,” the judge said.
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