She also said the council even suggested she should think twice about for compensation because it would have to come out of taxpayers money, adding: "I can't believe they are quibbling over a quarter of an inch which is what it has come down to despite the fact the whole street needs re-paving.
The offending paving stone on Cherry Tree Avenue was raised by a tree and protrudes by what Sandwell Council say is three quarters of an inch.
Sandwell Council said in a letter that the offending paving stone, whilst protruding, wasn't classed as dangerous as it falls within government guidelines.
Jean Murphy, 75, suffered a broken wrist and facial injuries after tripping in the street outside her house in Yew Tree, West Mids., on April 12 last year.
However if the pavement had been raised by one inch - just 6.3 millimetres more - Jean would have been eligible for a compensation payout.
