Neal v. Prince George's County

HOLLANDER, Judge.

In this case, we must analyze the concept of voluntariness in deciding whether a recipient of social service benefits assumed the risk of falling when she walked on an icy sidewalk in order to keep a scheduled appointment with the Maryland Department of Social Services (“DSS”), rather than risk adverse consequences from missing the appointment. Janet L. Neal, appellant, brought a negligence action against Prince George’s County and Palmer Park Condominium Association, appellees, for injuries she sustained when she fell on January 24,1994 on an ice-covered sidewalk leading to…