A man, who was injured on his neighbour's premises last year, is now engaged in a legal battle with his neighbour.

He said his neighbour had called him over to his house to assist him in fixing a leaking pipe when a ceiling tile fell, hitting him on the head.

"Sometime last year, I went to visit my neighbour, who asked me to help him to fix his pipe, which was leaking. while there, one of the tiles from his ceiling fell on my head," the man said.

"I had to make several visits to the doctor and spent a lot of money for medication. I still have headaches because of the blow I received to my head.

"What bothers me most is that although my neighbour knows that I was injured and I gave him the bills for my medical expenses, he has refused to pay me.

"Last week, I sued him for the money I had to spend on medical expenses.

My neighbour thinks I am being unreasonable. He knew, for sometime, that the ceiling was decayed but he made no effort to replace the ties, although I know he could afford to fix the ceiling of his house.

"He was the one who called me over to his premises to do something for him when I was injured, so I do not think I should pay the medical expenses," the man said.

It would appear, from your account, that your neighbour has a responsibility to pay your medical expenses.

The Occupiers' Liability Act places a responsibility on the occupier of a premises to ensure that his visitors are reasonably safe.

Section 3(2) of the Act states that "the common duty of care is the duty to take such care as in all the circumstances of the case is reasonable to see that the visitor will be reasonably safe in using the premises for the purposes for which he is invited or permitted by the occupier to be there".