The woman claimed around €3,000 worth of damage was caused to her car by falling nuts on a windy day in October 2013.

Walnuts — as well as some branches bearing walnuts — were blown onto the car, causing dents to the body, hood and roof, she said.

But the district court in Frankfurt told her that walnuts falling from trees are a fact of nature and must be tolerated.

In its judgment, the court said: “It is a natural process and is a natural risk to life when nuts fall from trees in autumn.”

The court added that the solutions of entirely cutting back the tree in question or surrounding it with a safety net were unreasonable.

The woman has been ordered to pay costs and has a month to appeal.