Mystery dinner cruise triggers lawsuit
A woman who was allegedly injured while attending a mystery dinner suit has filed suit in BC Supreme Court.
According to a statement of claim filed August 19, plaintiff Doreen Ferguson attended a mystery dinner cruise "as a member of the paying public and invited dinner cruise guest of the defendants" on September 24, 2010.
Ferguson names as defendants:
- the owner and operator of the mystery dinner entertainment business, Slixer Entertainment Inc.;
- Slixer employees John Doe and Richard Roe; and
- ship owners and operators Greig Thorlacius,and Ken Milne doing business as Accent Cruises and 533050 B.C. Ltd.
"During the course of the mystery dinner," the claim alleges, "John Doe and/or Richard Roe, actors employed by Slixer, struck the plaintiff and knocked her over, as a result of which the plaintiff has suffered serious injury, loss and damage."
Ferguson claims that she has suffered injuries including concussion; vertigo; head, neck and shoulder pain and injuries.
The suit claims that the defendants' negligence caused the incident.
The plaintiff is seeking damages.
None of these allegations has been proven in court.
In a response to the civil claim filed October 16, Milne, president of Vancouver Champagne Cruises Inc. doing business as accentcruises.ca, alleged that his company acted only as a rental agent of the ship and "had no involvement with Slixer Entertainment's employees or guests invited on board."
