Is my sisters accident my fault?

It was an accident! Of course you cant be held financially responsible!
Unless you're american, you'd probably owe her your first born 🙈😂

Hang on a minute - she was the one who tripped and caused loads of commotion in your house and probably broke the toy. What a bitch! You don’t need to even say sorry! It was her fault she tripped! Next time she comes over put those warning signs up like they do in public when they’ve mopped the floor. What a sister to have!!

Only a total muppet doesn't expect toys to be out in a garden, in summer, at a house that has resident small children ...

Those are reasonably expected to be there and you would also reasonably expect an adult to know this and look where they're bloody going.

OP you're not at fault, unless the toy in question was a 'My First Trip-wire and Booby-Trap set' and you lured your sister to walk through it... which I really doubt.

FWIW if you trip over something at a workplace that is reasonably expected to be there, you'd also get nowhere sueing them. You are expected to look where you're going, it is normal to do so.

Your sister is a twat, OP. I am so sorry.

Even in a tidy house you can trip and break your nose or whatever.

Is she blind? If she is it's your fault.

If she isn't, she should have looked where she was going.

But why should she apologise? Unless she deliberately shoved the toy under her sisters feet as she was carrying a tray or something, she is not at fault.

She's being ridiculous. If you visit a house with young children, you watch where you're walking. It's assumed there will be something/someone to step on/trip over if you're not attentive.

I used to have a princess diva sister like this, it took a long time but she showed her true colours to others who see through the BS now and frankly can't tolerate her presence now
It saved me a lot of years of BS when she turned the family against me, now , a couple of decades later, they know! ( they suffered it for long enough!)
Keep your own sanity and never invite her back and if you have to , make her sign something saying you are not responsible or liable for her in any way
P.S. my life is great , Hers, not so much as she will never be happy ( only ££££ makes it happy)
sending love and light and the strength to call out all BS and just not allow it - your home - your rules X

After experiencing the nasty attitude and the expectation of monetary compensation, I think I would have been inclined to go out and buy her a years’ supply of Chew-Its !!!

Shit happens, when it happens it's usually shitty shit. You should probably have bought her some really nice flowers and chocolates (def not toffees, as that might have finished her teeth off) but no more than that.

Apologies, I missed your response too.

Yeah, apologies. That’ll teach me for commenting before I click on ‘see all’ !!

But if you go to a clients’ home in a professional capacity should you not have your own liability insurance ?

@Rosscameasdoody - she cancelled the ambulance after she'd called her mum who then took her to hospital.

Accident happen, tell her you'll buy her some glasses so she doesn't do it again...........

OP didn’t take her to hospital - she called an ambulance.

A broken nose along with teeth in the same injury is an emergency. Blood clots are a possibility and breathing can be blocked by bleeding from the injuries.

@llizzie - if you can get a relative to drive you to hospital, as op did, there's absolutely no need to call an ambulance.

Yep. I think under the circumstances this is the only appropriate response. She fell over a toy in a house with children - presumably didn’t look where she was going. You apologised and cared for her while you waited for the ambulance, but suddenly she can’t remember that. I can almost see the ££££ signs ringing up in her eyes. Had she been drinking by any chance ?

I'd get her a specsavers voucher and tell her to watch where she's going in future. A home with kids has toys lying around.

Broken front teeth are an emergency even if the nose isn't. Those teeth might need jaw surgery surgery. No one can tell how urgent that or a broken nose is. A broken nose bleeding into the throat can cause breathing difficulties.

I would have sent for an ambulance. That is what paramedics are for, whether the nose and teeth are broken in an RTA or at home.

Sounds Iike a genuine accident it's not as if you deliberately pushed her and she fell. Reiterate your sorry and that you did indeed look after her after it happened and leave it at that

In which case any right-minded sibling in a functional family would wait until that necessity arose, then have a calm conversation with the other sibling in which they say “sorry love, but since I’m going to need corrective surgery and can’t/dont want to pay for it, I’m going to need to claim it from your insurance. No hard feelings, though I’m a bit pissed off that your house is a midden and you didn’t clear up properly. Still, accidents happen and I feel like a fanny for not watching where I was going. Hope your premiums don’t go up too much love - let’s both be frugal on our Christmas presents to each other this year!” kinda thing.

Not threatening to “sue” one another over the phone, as some form of revenge, when there isn’t even anything significant to sue for yet.

She’s not asking for the apology in writing - she’s asking for a verbal apology that she got hurt.

I think many people are giving their views on what they personally feel - not what the law actually says.

Yes, from a legal standpoint OP is liable and there is significant case law on this.

People in the US usually sue for injury because they can’t access universal healthcare so the legal route is the only recourse.

It’s not just an American thing. It is common for people in Germany to have insurance in case someone gets accidentally injured in their home.

If the OP’s sister requires significant dental work or a plastic surgeon to correct her nose then she could sue her sister to have her pay.