Horrell v. City of Aurora

Opinion by

Judge METZGER.

Plaintiff, Augustus W. Horrell, appeals the dismissal of his complaint against defendant, the City of Aurora. We affirm.

Plaintiff brought this action seeking compensation for injuries he allegedly sustained when he stepped on a loose cover plate and fell into a water meter pit that was owned, maintained, and operated by the City. Plaintiff alleged that City employees had negligently failed to lock the cover plate, replace an inner water meter cover, and warn of the dangers posed by an unlocked water meter cover.

Following discovery, the City filed a motion to dismiss…