Roberts v. City of Grapevine

OPINION

DAY, Justice.

This is an appeal from a grant of summary judgment in favor of appellee, the City of Grapevine. Appellant Gerri Roberts brought a suit for damages under the Texas Tort Claims Act 1 for injuries she sustained when she tripped and fell while descending side walk steps into a pedestrian crosswalk on Main Street in Grapevine, Texas. The seminal issue of this appeal is whether the dangerous condition of the sidewalk steps constituted an ordinary premise defect or a special defect under the Tort Claims Act. The trial court granted summary judgment based on Grapevine’s motion…