Tennessee Judge Dismisses Mechanical Bull Injury Suit

April 14, 2011

A Maury County judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Florida woman claiming she was injured while riding a mechanical bull.

According to The Daily Herald, an order was filed April 1 by Judge Stella Hargrove throwing out the lawsuit against Maury County government and Thrill Zone LLC.

Erin Glover of Jacksonville, Fla., claimed she suffered a broken arm when she was thrown from the mechanical bull in 2009 at the Maury County Fair. She had claimed Thrill Zone failed to provide the proper safety equipment for the ride.

A trial had been scheduled for Wednesday.

Topics Lawsuits Legislation

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  • April 19, 2011 at 11:41 pm
    Mrs. Conagra says:
    It's a bad day for the plaintiff's lawyer. Who needs details? They lost. We won.
  • April 15, 2011 at 10:56 am
    caffiend says:
    A good decision by the judge, if only there was more information on the reasoning. Personally though, I think that if you get on a mechanical bull then you've decided to accep... read more
  • April 14, 2011 at 2:15 pm
    Andy Wolff says:
    Interesting result, but doesn't have any real value without a few more details.

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