Kirkpatrick v. City of Glendale

WILLIAM H. CRANDALL, JR., Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff, Floyd Kirkpatrick, appeals from the trial court’s grant of summary judgment 1 in favor of defendant, City of Glendale, in his action for personal injuries sustained in a fall on a sidewalk. We reverse and remand.

On May 4, 2001, plaintiff was walking on a sidewalk adjacent to the grounds of a public school located in the City of Glendale, Missouri (City). His foot struck a raised slab of concrete, causing him to fall and sustain bodily injury. He went to City Hall, reported the fall and the condition of the sidewalk to the City Manager, and…