Harrigan v. City of Reno

OPINION

By the Court,

Zenoff, J.:

Nellie J. Harrigan appeals from an order granting summary judgment which had the effect of releasing the City 'of Reno from any responsibility for her injuries which occurred on the municipal parking lot adjacent to the city hall in Reno.

She purchased a parking ticket but it blew out of her car as she placed it on the dashboard. It landed near the edge of the lot close to a dropoff of several feet. No guardrail existed to protect people, nor were there any signs to warn them about the edge, although bumper strips and a six-inch concrete retaining wall had been…