Peoples v. Town of Ragland

This is a personal injury action brought by Amy Johnson Peoples1 against the Town of Ragland alleging negligent maintenance of an intersection, specifically a failure to maintain safe and suitable traffic control devices at that intersection. Peoples appeals the trial court's summary judgment for the Town. We affirm.

Standard of Review

Rule 56, A.R.Civ.P., sets forth a two-tiered standard for ruling on a motion for summary judgment. The rule requires that, in order to enter a summary judgment, the trial court must determine: (1) that there is no genuine issue of material fact; and (2) that the…