Brumbelow v. City of Rome

Ruffin, Judge.

Plaintiffs, Lura and Wallace Brumbelow, appeal from the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to defendant City of Rome, Georgia.

Lura Brumbelow was walking across a grass strip separating the street from the sidewalk when she unexpectedly stepped into a hole. As a result of the accident, Brumbelow injured her leg and foot. It is undisputed the grass strip is part of a right-of-way maintained by the city.

According to the Brumbelows, the hole was five to ten inches in diameter, three to four feet deep and was completely obscured by the grass surrounding it. Although the…