Orrison v. City of Rapid City

The plaintiff, by her guardian, sued defendant city for damages sustained when she stepped on a piece of a broken glass soft drink bottle on the floor of the girls’ dressing room at a public swimming pool operated by the defendant city in one of its public parks. She was then about sixteen years old. Negligence is alleged as the basis of her claim. The city admitted its operation of the facility and plaintiff’s injury therein, but denied the charge of negligence. It urges these additional defenses: (1) Governmental immunity; (2) Lack of notice of the condition causing the injury; (3)…