City of Scottsboro v. Johnson

This case concerns an automobile accident which occurred at the intersection of Kyle and Laurel Streets in the City of Scottsboro, Alabama. Bob and Rachel Johnson contended that the City of Scottsboro allowed an unreasonably hazardous condition to exist, in that the stop sign on Kyle Street where it intersects with Laurel Street was hidden by the limbs and leaves of an elm tree. They based their suit on the theory that the accident, in which Mrs. Johnson was severely injured when the automobile in which she was riding collided with another automobile, would not have occurred absent the…