Price v. City of Winston-Salem

FULLER, Judge.

Plaintiff Sonja Evette Price (“plaintiff’) appeals the entry of summary judgment in favor of defendant City of Winston-Salem (“defendant”). Evidence presented on the motion tended to show that on 11 August 1995 plaintiff was walking among a group of pedestrians on Church Street in Winston-Salem when her right heel lodged in a space in the sidewalk. Plaintiff lost her balance and fell on a wooden stake protruding from the ground at the edge of the sidewalk. Plaintiff sustained injuries which included a fractured foot. As a result, on 11 August 1998 plaintiff initiated this suit…