EDWARDSVILLE — A customer is suing an Alton restaurant alleging she was injured due to a broken bench.
Carolyn Hansel filed a complaint on Nov. 17 in the Madison County Circuit Court against CMD LLC, d/b/a Alton Village Inn Pancake House, alleging that the restaurant operator breached its duty to keep its premises in a safe condition.
According to the complaint, the plaintiff alleges that on Nov. 20, 2015, she was patronizing the Alton Village Inn Pancake House and was injured when a bench collapsed. The plaintiff holds the defendant responsible for allegedly failing to repair the broken bench and failing to warn her of the dangerous condition.
The plaintiff requests a trial by jury and seeks judgment against the defendant in an amount in excess of $50,000, plus costs of suit. She is represented by Lanny Darr of Darr Law Offices Ltd. in Alton and Michael Sudekum of Mandel & Mandel in St. Louis.
Madison County Circuit Court case number 16-L-1590