Pub sued after drinker tapes pork chops to feet

A man is suing a pub in Australia after slipping on grease allegedly left by a fellow drinker who had taped pork chops to his feet as a joke.

Troy Bowron, 25, broke his arm and says he had to give up his job as an upholsterer's apprentice. He is claiming A$750,000 (£280,000) in compensation from the Jannali Inn in southern Sydney and its owner, Kelly Wells, for "permitting the use of pork chops as footwear in circumstances that the defendant knew, or should have known, that such use would have produced a hidden trap".

Mr Bowron is also suing the drinker, Ross Lucock, over the accident in November 1997. One witness told the New South Wales District Court yesterday that he saw Mr Lucock tape the chops to his feet. "He was parading around," he said. Mr Lucock also allegedly rode a skateboard in the pub while wearing the meat.

Mr Bowron said he was playing in a pool competition that night. He said the floor became greasy and he slipped on the fat and fell. Mr Bowron, who says he partly lost the use of his arm, is suing Mr Lucock for negligence, claiming his antics caused a dangerous situation.