PITTSBURGH – A woman says she suffered serious injuries at a dog park and pet company, when an improperly-placed animal weight scale caused her to fall and break her right arm.
Irene S. Abel of Allegheny County filed suit in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas on Sept. 22 versus Misty Pines Dog Park Company (doing business as “Misty Pines Pet Company and Dog Park”), of Sewickley.
“On Jan. 11, the plaintiff was lawfully on the aforementioned premises for a business purpose. There existed a hazardous and/or unsafe condition on the premises of the defendant, characterized by the placement of an animal weight scale on the floor, around a corner from a main hallway to the handicap-accessible bathroom, in front of and within close proximity to the handicap-accessible bathroom,” the suit states.
“Plaintiff was caused to trip and/or lose her balance and fall as a result of coming into contact with the aforementioned hazardous condition. As a direct and proximate result of the aforementioned incident, plaintiff sustained the following injuries, some or all of which are or may be permanent: Fractured right humerus surgical neck, laceration to her nose, right arm injury, right arm pain, bruises, contusions and other injuries in or about nerves, muscles, bones, tendons, ligaments, tissues and vessels of the body; and nervousness, emotional tension, anxiety and depression.”
According to Abel, the defendant caused and permitted the dangerous condition, failed to warn visitors of the condition and failed to repair the condition, among other negligence-based claims.
For negligence, the plaintiff is seeking damages in excess of the jurisdictional limits of compulsory arbitration, plus court costs, interest and such other and further relief as the Court may deem just and equitable, and a trial by jury.
The plaintiff is represented by Amy E. Mathieu of Woomer & Talarico, in Pittsburgh.
The defendant has not yet obtained legal counsel.
Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas case GD-20-010061
From the Pennsylvania Record: Reach Courts Reporter Nicholas Malfitano at nick.malfitano@therecordinc.com