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"A girl who was allegedly chased a year ago through an Alton haunted house with a loud motor driven chainsaw is suing the American Legion Post 126 and the City of Alton.<br /><br />The girl's father, Terry Gansz,&nbsp;claims the haunted house tour included a section where patrons were directed through a walled passage leading to a ramp with an entry to the rear of a haunted bus. A strobe light was fixed to the rear of the haunted bus, directed downward into the walled passage, which was dimly lit, according to the lawsuit.<br /><br />At the bottom of the ramp, leading to the back of the haunted bus, the girl fell and struck her face violently against the ramp, the complaint states.<br /><br />The alleged incident occurred on Oct. 29, 2011, at the house located at 1211 Henry Street.<br /><br />The lawsuit was filed Oct. 26 in Madison County Circuit Court.<br /><br />It was American Legion&rsquo;s duty through its agents and volunteers to exercise care for the safety of others in the design, operation and supervision of the haunted house attraction, the suit states.<br /><br />American Legion is responsible for permitting its agents and volunteers to operate a loud motor-driven chainsaw, while running and chasing patrons in a confined area, containing trip hazards, illuminated by a disorienting strobe light, the lawsuit stated.<br /><br />American Legion is also being blamed for its design of the exterior of a haunted house attraction, which directed patrons through a dimly lit walled passage with trip hazards, illuminated by a disorienting strobe light, making it difficult for patrons to observe the entrance ramp at the rear of the haunted bus.<br /><br />Dennis Sharp and Steven Haug who organized, designed and supervised the haunted house attraction, are also named in the lawsuit.<br /><br />The plaintiff seeks in excess of $50,000.<br /><br />J. Robert Edmonds of Alton represents the plaintiff.<br /><br />The case was assigned Oct. 29 to Madison County Circuit Judge Ann Callis.<br /><br /><em>Madison County Case number 12-L-1756.</em>"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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