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Lawsuit: Trip over dog ruined sex life

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Published: Nov. 12, 2009 at 5:13 PM

NEW YORK, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- A New York octogenarian claims in a lawsuit against a bar that his sex life was ruined by an injury suffered when he tripped over a dog at the establishment.

Irving Grossman, 81, said in his suit against the Austin Steak and Ale House he tripped over a Pomeranian on his way out of the business and injured his left kneecap, the New York Daily News reported Thursday.

"I was in a brace for two months," Grossman said.

He said the injury caused him "severe pain, shock, mental anguish" and ruined his sex life with his wife, Jaclyn. The suit accuses the bar of creating a safety hazard by being too "pet-friendly."

However, a manager at the bar who was working April 29, the day Grossman said he injured his knee, said she could not recall any injuries at the bar on that date, the newspaper reported. The manager said the bar follows city laws by not allowing pets but one of the regular customers is visually impaired and brings her seeing-eye dog.

"No one that I know can remember anything," the manager said. "But there is a customer who's handicapped who uses a dog."

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