Rhonda Potts v. City of St. Louis

Introduction

Appellant Rhonda Potts (“Potts”) appeals from the judgment of the trial court granting summary judgment for Respondent City of St. Louis (“City”) on her claim for damages suffered after a fall on a city sidewalk. The trial court found that Potts did not provide the City adequate notice of her injuries as required by Section 82.210, 1 which defeated her claim. Potts contends that the notice she provided the City substantially complied with the statute’s notice requirements. Because we cannot conclude on the facts provided that Potts’s notice was deficient as a matter of law, we…