Brandner v. City of Aberdeen

Catherine R. Brandner was injured in a fall on an icy sidewalk in the City of Aberdeen. She brought an action against the city and the owners and tenants in possession of the abutting property alleging that defendants were negligent in permitting snow and ice to accumulate on the sidewalk in question and thus creating and maintaining a dangerous condition causing injury to the plaintiff. The defendants other than the city did not answer, but appeared separately and moved to dismiss the c'omplaint as to each of them for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. The trial…