Man sues Bell's Skating Rink citing malfunctioning roller skate
FORT WAYNE, Ind. ---A Fort Wayne man is suing Bell’s Skating Rink claiming that he fell due to a roller skate malfunction.
Brent Jines, through his attorney Tom Blackburn of Blackburn Romey law with offices based in Fort Wayne, said on April 25, he rented a pair of roller skates and took a spill.
Jines is arguing that employees did not properly inspect and maintain the skates he rented.
Jines and his wife, Mary Florek, filed the suit Sept. 1 in Allen Superior Court. The judge handling the case is Craig Bobay.
Jines and his wife are claiming Jines incurred hospital and medical expenses, lost wages and potentially “the loss of a whole and useful life.”
However, in the lawsuit, there is nothing specific as to what the physical injuries were, nor are there any photographs of the malfunctioning skate or physical injury to Jines.
Bobay conducted a case management conference today and in no time, filed an order, writing that Blackburn appeared in a video conference for the plaintiffs, but the defendant (Bell’s) did not appear.
The order concluded that “the parties do not challenge subject matter jurisdiction and personal jurisdiction;" Blackburn will file a motion for default judgement close to the end of this year; and, there are no further proceedings scheduled.
Bell’s is something of a treasure in Fort Wayne. According to online reports, the rink started as Coocoo’s Dance Hall in 1913 when folks were dancing the Fox Trot, the Tango and the Castle Walk.
In 1926, Italian immigrants, Joe and Anna Belle, turned it into a skating rink, making history a century ago.
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