Pullen v. State

OPINION

WEISBERGER, Chief Justice.

This case comes before us on appeal by Cynthia Pullen (plaintiff or Pullen) from a grant of summary judgment entered in Superior Court in favor of the city of Newport (defendant or city). The plaintiff sued the city of Newport for the negligent failure to repair a defect in the sidewalk located adjacent to America’s Cup Avenue, which defect she claimed caused her to fall and sustain serious personal injury. The sole issue before us is whether the city has a duty to maintain a sidewalk that is located within its borders but which the state owns, constructed,…