Stripper Wins Damages After Tiger Attack - The Orange Mane

Bronco_Beerslug · 01-28-2005, 02:36 PM

The owners say this is a safe park with Tigers roaming around?

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TORONTO (Reuters) - A stripper mauled by a tiger in an Ontario safari park has won C$800,000 ($650,000) in damages because her scars meant she could no longer work, Canadian media said on Friday.

Jennifer-Anne Cowles was driving through the park nearly nine years ago with her then boyfriend when a tiger jumped into their car and tried to drag them away. The two insisted their windows had been shut when the tiger charged, although the park had challenged that.

The judge accepted the couple's testimony that the power windows had been inadvertently lowered when one of the big cats bumped against the car, frightening them.

In a ruling delivered on Thursday and reported in a number of Canadian newspapers, Justice Jean MacFarland said she could only imagine the "stark terror experienced by these young people during this horrendous event."

She awarded Cowles over C$800,000 in damages, almost half of it to compensate for income she would have made as a stripper.

Her musician boyfriend, David Balac, won C$1.7 million, because his injuries left him unable to work as an accordion player.

African Lion Safari, near Hamilton, Ontario, west of Toronto, said it is reviewing the ruling, but it insisted the park was safe.

"Hundreds of millions of people drive through safari style parks worldwide every decade and there are very few incidents causing injury," it said in a statement. "It is one of the safest activities you can do with your family."

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TexanBob · 01-28-2005, 03:31 PM

Okay...here's my problem with this.

The accordion player boyfriend gets almost twice the payoff for loss of wages as the stripper got??

Either she was one butt-ugly stripper or he plays a hell of an accordion.

Crushaholic · 01-28-2005, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by TexanBob

Okay...here's my problem with this.

The accordion player boyfriend gets almost twice the payoff for loss of wages as the stripper got??

Either she was one butt-ugly stripper or he plays a hell of an accordion.

He demonstrated an uncanny ability to "elongate his instrument and shrink it back down to size on command"...

01-28-2005, 02:36 PM	#1
Bronco_Beerslug Angling in the Deep Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Texas Riviera, Southern Mountains Posts: 24,281	Stripper Wins Damages After Tiger Attack The owners say this is a safe park with Tigers roaming around? --------------------------------------------------------- TORONTO (Reuters) - A stripper mauled by a tiger in an Ontario safari park has won C$800,000 ($650,000) in damages because her scars meant she could no longer work, Canadian media said on Friday. Jennifer-Anne Cowles was driving through the park nearly nine years ago with her then boyfriend when a tiger jumped into their car and tried to drag them away. The two insisted their windows had been shut when the tiger charged, although the park had challenged that. The judge accepted the couple's testimony that the power windows had been inadvertently lowered when one of the big cats bumped against the car, frightening them. In a ruling delivered on Thursday and reported in a number of Canadian newspapers, Justice Jean MacFarland said she could only imagine the "stark terror experienced by these young people during this horrendous event." She awarded Cowles over C$800,000 in damages, almost half of it to compensate for income she would have made as a stripper. Her musician boyfriend, David Balac, won C$1.7 million, because his injuries left him unable to work as an accordion player. African Lion Safari, near Hamilton, Ontario, west of Toronto, said it is reviewing the ruling, but it insisted the park was safe. "Hundreds of millions of people drive through safari style parks worldwide every decade and there are very few incidents causing injury," it said in a statement. "It is one of the safest activities you can do with your family." http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...da_stripper_dc

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01-28-2005, 03:31 PM	#2
TexanBob Don't Argue With Me You Know I'm Right Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 5,023 Adopt-a-Bronco: Darris Nash	Okay...here's my problem with this. The accordion player boyfriend gets almost twice the payoff for loss of wages as the stripper got?? Either she was one butt-ugly stripper or he plays a hell of an accordion.