Hawks v. City of Westmoreland

OPINION

DROWOTA, Justice.

The primary issue in this appeal is whether the City of Westmoreland had “constructive notice” of the dangerous and defective condition of the fire hydrants which resulted in the total fire loss of the home of the plaintiffs, Tracey and Dale Hawks. Finding that the inoperable fire hydrants would have been discovered had the City performed an adequate inspection, the lower courts charged the City with constructive notice of the dangerous and defective condition and held it liable to the plaintiffs for the damages that could have been avoided had the fire hydrants been…