A guest who was left 'writhing in agony' when she slipped on the dance floor at a friend's wedding has won nearly £32,000 damages after suing the groom's family.
Gosia Anthony, 49, who lives in Plymouth, snapped her hamstring when she slid in spilled drink at her friends Ania and Chris Richardson's wedding reception in September 2016.
Ms Anthony had been dancing in the function room of the White Horse in Welwyn, Hertfordshire - which describes itself as a 'quintessential village pub' - when she slipped and was left in excruciating pain, Central London County Court heard.
She sued the pub operator https://lateral-line.org/ Cellar Door Pubs Ltd, a company that was owned and run by members of groom Chris Richardson's family, and has been awarded nearly £32,000 in damages by a judge.
The judge also ordered Cellar Door Pubs Ltd to pick up Ms Anthony's lawyers' bills of about £50,000 for the trial.
Gosia Anthony (pictured), 49, who lives in Plymouth, snapped her hamstring when she slid in spilled drink at her friend Ania Richardson's wedding reception in September 2016
Gosia Anthony hurt herself at Ania and Chris Richardson's wedding reception in September 2016.
Pictured, Mr and Mrs Richardson
According to Companies House records, Cellar Door Pubs Ltd's directors include managing director (L-R) Adam Richardson, his father John and brother Joseph - the father and brothers of the groom, Chris Richardson
Ania's hen party celebrations in 2016, a few weeks before her wedding and reception - where Ms Anthony fell and injured herself