Kansas woman says city wants USD 132K for toppled sculpture

AP  |  Overland Park (Kansas) 

A mother says an company wants her family to pay USD 132,000 after her 5-year-old son accidentally knocked over a sculpture at a city community centre.

tells the City Star the incident happened last month at while her family was attending a wedding reception. Goodman says she didn't see the artwork hit the ground but her son suffered minor injuries when it fell.

She says the sculpture was unprotected at the crowded centre.

says the work was on loan to the city and that it was obligated to file a claim with its company for the damage.

Goodman says her children were well-supervised and she wasn't negligent. She hopes her company can resolve the issue.

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First Published: Sun, June 17 2018. 07:10 IST