PULLED GIRL’S LEG.

Shannon News, 9 August 1929, Page 3

PULLED GIRL’S LEG.

DAMAGES AWARDED

(Sun Special.) LONDON, August 3

Loosening up exercises for a London revue, proved a painful procedure for Vera Wilson, a young .actress, and an expensive one for a daiicing scnool proprietor. ■ “Stop,” shouted the girl, when Bert Graham, who is instructor for. Max Rivers, proprietor of an Oxford Street dancing school, forcibly raised her leg, with one hand ori/her heel, and the other behind her knee, causing her intense pain. The incident occurred during loosen-ing-up exercises, to fit her for highkicking in a dance number which Rivers wrote for her appearance in revue. Graham, according to Miss Wilson’s evidence, in the King’s Bench Division, supporting her claim for damages against Rivers, jerked her leg further. She felt the ligaments tearing behind the knee, and releasing herself from a waist-high bar behind her, which she gripped during the exercise, she lay down on the floor, while Graham tried another movement in the leg, in order of injury was unique.

to rectify the damage. TRAINED 3000 GIRLS,

Wilson said she attempted to resume the exercise, but collapsed. Graham denied having used force, and said that Wilson had agreed to the exercise. It was not his fault. The sequel was her absence from the stage foiv some months. Previously only girls had stretched her leg.

Evidence was given for the defence, that Rivers had trained 3000 dancers, including comedy stars. This instance Wilson was awarded £254' damages.