Mr Johnson said he “became suspicious” when he saw parts for a long-standing customer of his had been charged to the account, but that the customer told him he paid a €400 repair fee to Mr Hosey.
Then the complainant told the garage boss: “You’ve made up your mind,” handed over a set of car keys and walked away. “There were no issues with the complainant’s conduct until August 2019 when a customer of his nixer business came to the garage, took out a gun and threatened to kill him,” Ms McGrady said in a legal submission.
“Also, the complainant cannot be expected to be responsible for the conduct of a customer,” he added.