Martin v. City of Gahanna, 06ap-1175 (5-31-2007)

OPINION

{¶ 1} On November 14, 2004, at approximately 5:15 a.m., plaintiff-appellant, Sandy Martin, was going about her job delivering the Columbus Dispatch in a neighborhood in the city of Gahanna. At the intersection of Hamilton Road and Medwin Place, Martin got out of her truck to get more papers from the back. She transferred the papers from the back to the front passenger side of her truck. As she turned to close the passenger side door she stepped into an uncovered sewer drain located along the curb. Subsequent investigation revealed that the sewer grates on both sides of the street had…