Sidewalk Accident Triggers Municipal Lawsuit
A pedestrian seeks $1,800 in damages after a fall on a broken path between two industrial landmarks.
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Steven Mitchell has brought suit in the superior court against the city of Tacoma for $1,800 damages. On April 4, while walking on the sidewalk between the Washington Match company's building and the St. Paul mill, he alleges he was hurt through a defect in the sidewalk. The plaintiff also alleges that within 110 days after the time of the injury he presented his claim to the city.
“Steven Mitchell has brought suit in the superior court against the city of Tacoma for $1,800 damages.”
Public infrastructure liability remains a core function of the modern city attorney’s office. While the specific industrial geography of the St. Paul mill and the Match company has faded into Tacoma’s historical waterfront identity, the legal tussle between citizens and the city over sidewalk safety remains a constant civic ritual.
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