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			"Peggie Hall"  wrote:
 "Senor Fuentes"  wrote in
 ink.net:
 
 JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A South African woman has settled a
 lawsuit in which she claimed to have developed a phobia about
 toilets after falling off one at a hotel.
 
 Antonia Hart, 59, sued the Sun International hotel chain
 following the August 2003 incident, asking for 91,000 rand
 ($14,000) for pain, injury, medical treatment and "loss of
 amenities," the South African Press Agency (SAPA) reported.
 
 Hart's lawyers had accused the hotel of negligence, saying
 their client btoppled off the toilet when it suddenly broke
 "whilst in normal use for the purposes for which it was
 installed," SAPA quoted court papers as saying. /b
 (iemphasis mine/i)
 
 Sun International's lawyers conceded that the toilet had
 broken, but said Hart's husband had signed a liability waiver
 upon checking in.
 
 "The matter was settled between the parties and the magistrate
 was informed on Monday that an agreement had been reached and
 that the lawsuit would not proceed," SAPA said.
 
 
 
 
 He he! I know just how she must have felt. Some toilets are
 loose and wobbling around when I sit on them - very unnerving.
 
 What if they collapsed and broke and some sharp shards pierced
 my tender places? It could be lethal! I'd sue, too.
 
 I bet you would, Peggy!  Have you ever crapped right into the ocean?
 
 Inquiring minds want to know!
 
 LP :-)
 
 
 
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