Aunt Sues 12 Year Old Nephew After His Hug Left Her With A Broken Wrist, Seeks $127,000 For Damages.

This Aunt is so horrible, 12 year old Sean Tarala,
whose mother died last year, appeared confused as
he sat with his father, Michael Tarala, in court
on Friday, October 9, while aunt Jennifer Connell, 54,
testified against him at Connecticut Superior
Court in Bridgeport.

The human resources manager from Manhattan is
suing her nephew over a leaping greeting from the
then 8 year old that left her with a broken wrist.
The woman believes little Sean Tarala, now 12,
should have known better than to jump into her
arms as a means of welcoming her to his birthday
party in 2011.

She is seeking $127,000 in damages for suffering
a broken wrist when the two fell to the ground in
the rough reception. The aunt, who has no children
of her own, said her life has not been the same
since the 50pound bundle of boyish energy bounded
into her open arms.

"I live in Manhattan in a third-floor walkup so it has
been very difficult," Connell testified in court.
"And we all know how crowded it is in Manhattan."

And if walking up stairs with an injured wrist
wasn’t difficult enough, the after-effects on
Connell’s social life have been disastrous.

"I was at a party recently and it was difficult to
hold my hors d’oeuvres plate," She added.

Connell’s troubles on started Mar. 18, 2011, when
she arrived at her nephew’s Westport, Conn., home.
Sean was outside playing with a brand new bike he
had received for his birthday. The excited boy
dropped his new set of wheels and ran toward his
aunt to greet her, shouting, “Auntie Jen, Auntie Jen.”

"All of a sudden he was there in the air, I had to
catch him and we tumbled onto the ground,"
Connell testified, according to ctpost.com.
"I remember him shouting, ‘Auntie Jen I love you,’
and there he was flying at me."

Although hurt, Connell said, she didn’t tell her
nephew the extent of her injuries.

"It was his birthday party and I didn’t want to
upset him," She told the jury.

A family member at the boy’s home declined
to comment on the lawsuit. Connell, during her
testimony, said Sean had always been “very loving,
sensitive,” toward her, but she still feels the
pre-teen is responsible for her injury.

"The injuries, losses and harms to the plaintiff
were caused by the negligence and carelessness
of the minor defendant in that a reasonable eight
year old under those circumstances would know or
should have known that a forceful greeting such
as the one delivered by the defendant to the plaintiff
could cause the harms and losses suffered
by the plaintiff," The Lawsuit claims.

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