Slade v. City of Montgomery

Gaines B. Slade filed an action against the City of Montgomery (city), alleging that the city negligently or wantonly maintained a public street and that, as a result, he was injured. Slade brought the suit after he suffered a knee injury when his foot slipped through the bars of a broken storm sewer grate located adjacent to his residence. The city answered Slade's complaint by denying that it was responsible for Slade's injury. The city also asserted the affirmative defense of contributory negligence. Following discovery, the case was tried before a jury, with a verdict returned in favor of…