Steinberg v. City of Atlanta

Judge Harold R. Banke.

Plaintiff Sam Steinberg was injured in the parking lot of the Atlanta Civic Center after a performance of the Atlanta Ballet when he tripped and fell over a rope which had been strung between a fixed post and a traffic barrel for the purpose of controlling traffic. Plaintiff sustained deep skin abrasions and lacerations which required surgery and filed a negligence action against the City of Atlanta. At trial, at the close of plaintiff’s case and again at the close of all the evidence, defendant moved for a directed verdict on the grounds of governmental immunity and the…