A woman who slipped on the skin of a banana and injured, sued a discount shop

ByMarkyBon

"Sliding and falling in a banana" is a very common expression with comics and others, "Banana peel" appears as an item to slip the opponent in Mario Kart, but in reality banana peel falls here and there There is nothing to be done.

But now it seems that a 58 - year - old woman has slipped on the skin of a banana that really fell down, injured himself, and sued a shop.

Details are as below.
California woman sues after slipping on banana peel | Reuters

Ida Valentine (58) who lives in California, in April last year,99 ¢ Only StoresI stepped on the banana peel and slipped and fell down.

At this time, Mr. Ida slipped and became a hernia with a habit and it seems that it was decided to request the damages for the damages.

According to Courtney Mikolaj, a law firm, 99 ¢ Only Stores in Fontana, California, that Ida was injured did not respond to a settlement with $ 44,000 (about 3,620,000 yen). 99 ¢ Only Stores side comment has not been taken yet.

By the way, this "sliding on the skin of a banana" seems to have occurred in the late nineteenth century when the banana was popular as a food in the town of the United States, and in 1879Harper's WeeklyIt seems to have been treated as pollution, such as making a complaint.

Even nowIn the town of London you can see the falling banana peel here and thereAlthough it looks like it, there is a possibility that an accident like this will happen, so let's throw out the banana peel properly in the trash can ... ....