Smith v. Town of Front Royal

By Judge John e. Wetsel, Jr.

This case came before the Court on the Town’s plea in bar based on sovereign immunity to a personal injury action filed by the plaintiff who had fallen while stepping over a pile of snow on a Town sidewalk. Upon consideration of the memoranda of the parties, the Court has made the following decision to deny the Town’s Plea in Bar.

I. Statement of Material Facts

The following material facts are not disputed.

In this case, the Plaintiff alleges that she tripped and fell on January 5, 1998, on a sidewalk owned by the Town while trying to step over a pile of snow…