Maxwell v. City of Hayti

PHILLIP R. GARRISON, Chief Judge.

Nonley Maxwell (“Plaintiff’) alleged that he fell on accumulated ice and snow on a sidewalk in the City of Hayti (“City”) on February 14, 1997. He settled a claim against an adjoining owner for $4,000, and then filed suit against City. In his petition, he alleged that snow which had fallen two to four days prior to his fall had frozen, leaving a slick and icy sidewalk that was not reasonably safe for the public; that City knew or should have known of the unsafe condition; and that City failed to use ordinary care to remedy the unsafe condition either by…