http://www.dailyrepublic...004/09/17/news/news8.txt Woman sues over elphant mishap
By Jess Sullivan
FAIRFIELD -- A woman claiming she broke her foot on an elephant's saddle filed a lawsuit this week against a local amusement park.
Nina Walker claims her planned pachyderm jaunt with her daughter was abruptly aborted by the negligence of the staff and management at Six Flags Marine World in Vallejo. Walker and her lawyer now want at least $25,000 from the theme park that features elephant rides for its patrons.
Walker's lawsuit claims she was climbing on board an elephant Aug. 3, 2003, after a park employee told her to lift her left leg over its back. As she straddled the elephant her foot struck a metal bar used to secure the elephant's saddle that was concealed under a canvas draped over the elephant's back.
Six Flags was negligent because park employees didn't warn her riding an elephant was dangerous and it didn't display warning signs about the hazards of elephant riding, the lawsuit claimed.
Walker spent two months in a walking cast after her elephant encounter and ended up having surgery that left her in a cast with crutches for an additional four weeks along with a permanent arch collapse, according to her lawsuit.
A Six Flags representative didn't respond to telephone inquiries about the lawsuit, which is being overseen by Judge Paul L. Beeman.
WARNING-RIDING THIS GREAT BIG ELEPHANT IS DANGEROUS-STUPIDI guess that would do it huh??
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