Last Updated: 12/17/2007 8:26:58 AM
The owners of a Gatlinburg chalet are being sued by members of a family hurt during a deck collapse.
The Florida family is asking for $345,000 in damages, according to The Mountain Press.
Last November, 34 members of the family lined up for a photo on the deck of their rental chalet. The stairs gave way and 11 people were hospitalized with minor injuries.
The chalet management company says the deck was not designed to support that many people.
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Family sues Gatlinburg chalet company after porch collapse
Monday, Dec 17, 2007 - 02:41 PM
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) - Members of a Florida family who were injured last year when the stairway collapsed at their Gatlinburg rental chalet are suing the property's owner.
Thirty-four people were lined up on the outdoor stairway for a family photo when it collapsed. Some people fell as far as 25 feet to the ground, sending 11 people to hospitals.
The suit names A Big Chalet LLC and claims the home's stairway and deck were not designed and built to accommodate the number of people the home could hold. The 12-bedroom chalet is advertised for 27 to 64 people.
The Maslyn family is seeking $345,000 in damages.
