Woman Slips On Spilt Drink On Dance Floor And Breaks Her Elbow, Sues Wedding Venue For Rs 1.5 Crore

A woman is suing one of the UK's top wedding venues for ?150,000 (Rs 1.5crore) after she slipped on the dance floor and broke her elbow.

Cara Donovan, 35, says she was left in agony after smashing her elbow on the high-tech light-up dancefloor at Leez Priory in Essex.

Champion News

Cara claimed that she slipped on spilled drinks after staff failed to stop guests from taking their drinks onto the laminated plastic floor. She further added that the tables were placed by the edge of the floor encouraging people to dance and drink after her wedding, Metro reported.

The accident reportedly took place in September 2018, and left her with a badly broken elbow which resulted in her having three operations.

thetudortravelguide

She claims that she still has permanent pain in her arm, which impacts on all areas of her everyday life at home and has prevented her returning to work at school.

Now, she's suing Country House Weddings Ltd, the company that owns the venue, for ?150,000 (Rs 1.5 crore).

According to papers filed at the High Court, Country House Weddings Ltd, which owns Leez Priory, were told by the suppliers of the high-tech dance floor that it would be a slip-hazard if drinks were spilled on it.

Representational Image/iStock

However, the case states that nothing was done to stop drinks being taken onto the dancefloor, and the wedding venue's own company advertisements showed dancers with drinks on the floor.

"The dance floor became wet with patches of spilt drink. Its underfloor lights made it difficult for those on the dance floor to see spilt liquid on the surface. At about 10pm, the claimant went to dance. She slipped in the spilt drink, fell and fractured her right, dominant, arm," Philip Goddard, Donovan's barrister, was quoted as saying by Metro.