Man Suing Restaurant Known For Throwing Dinner Rolls After He Says He Was Hit In The Head With One

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Sometimes, food isn’t enough, and diners want a show. Restaurants know that, including one well-known Missouri spot that’s known for being the “Home of the Throwed Rolls,” which means exactly what you might think: dinner rolls are tossed through the air from servers to guests. But one customer claims things got out of hand when he was hit in the eye with a dinner roll, and he’s now suing over his injuries.

The Missouri man filed the lawsuit this week, claiming he “sustained a lacerated cornea with a vitreous detachment and all head, neck, eyes and vision were severely damaged” after being hit by a dinner roll during a visit in September of 2014, reports the River Front Times.

He’s seeking at least $25,000 to cover medical bills and legal fees, alleging that the restaurant’s “carelessness and negligence” has already caused him to rack up $10,000 in expenses. He says the restaurant should’ve known how dangerous it could be to chuck rolls around, which the lawsuit claims is a “defective condition” of the business.

But as the River Front Times points out, the man might not have much of a case, noting that “Home of Throwed Rolls” signs are posted all over the place, which could mean customers assume they will be putting themselves in the line of fire upon entering.

And in June, the Kansas City Royals and their mascot were found not to have been at fault after a hot dog that was thrown into the stands hit a man in the face and tore his retina. The jury found that the man who was hit assumed some responsibility for personal awareness by entering a baseball stadium.

Throwed Roll Leads to Lawsuit [River Front Times]

by Mary Beth Quirk via Consumerist