Lawsuit Filed Against The Pioneer Woman Mercantile Seeks $75,000

KOKH - December 27, 2023 8:19 am

A lawsuit has been filed against The Pioneer Woman Mercantile in Pawhuska (Skip Schwink/KOKH).

A lawsuit has been filed against The Pioneer Woman Mercantile in Pawhuska.

According to court documents, Maria Chavez of Corpus Christi, Texas visited the ‘Mercantile’ in November 2021, and tripped over a ‘horseshoe installed as a doorstop.’

In the document, it states:

The Mercantile installed a horseshoe affixed to the ground with the loop facing up, so the loop became a hidden trap, pitfall, or snare. The horseshoe was installed as a doorstop… The elderly Plaintiff was pushed so her foot got caught in the loop, she fell backwards, and suffered a severe injury.

The court documents further that Defendant [The Pioneer Woman Mercantile] ‘failed to inspect, maintain, and repair its premises in a reasonable safe condition and/or failed to adequately warn of a danger known to Defendant and/or unreasonably created a danger.’

Documents also state that the plaintiff [Maria Chavez] has suffered pain of mind and body, lost the enjoyment of life, and has been disabled in her activities of daily living.

The lawsuit that has been filed against Pioneer Woman Mercantile in Pawhuska

Chavez is suing for $75,000 in damages.

 

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