Street lights being switched off overnight, said to be due to council cuts, has landed the Comhairle in court.
Michael Macdonald of Bornish, South Uist, broke his ankle after tripping in the pitch blackness in Lochboisdale in November 2011.
The 30-
The civil action case is being heard at the Court of Session in Edinburgh this week.
The council denies liability and is contesting the action.
Council sued for turning the lights off
17 June 2015