{"id":1302,"date":"2017-01-27T06:23:02","date_gmt":"2017-01-27T12:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.illinoisinjurylawyerblog.net\/?p=1302"},"modified":"2018-04-12T12:37:06","modified_gmt":"2018-04-12T17:37:06","slug":"man-sues-city-failing-prevent-tree-blocking-stop-sign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/man-sues-city-failing-prevent-tree-blocking-stop-sign\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Sues City for Failing to Prevent Tree from Blocking Stop Sign"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a recent case<\/a>, a plaintiff\u00a0brought a claim against a city after he was hit by another driver. The man was hit after a woman failed to stop at a stop sign and crashed into his car. The man filed a lawsuit against the woman for negligence, alleging she was negligent in failing to stop. He also alleged the city was negligent for failing to make sure the stop sign was visible.<\/p>\n

The woman claimed she did not see the stop sign because it was blocked by a tree, and a police officer who was at the scene also found the stop sign was significantly obstructed. After the man brought the claim, the\u00a0court granted summary judgment and dismissed the city from the case, finding the city had immunity. The man appealed the decision.<\/p>\n

That state\u2019s supreme court reversed the decision and found the city did not have immunity. The man argued the city was liable under a state statute as a local government entity that negligently failed to keep public roads in repair or negligently failed to remove obstructions from public roads. The statute defined a \u201cpublic road\u201d as a public road, highway, street, avenue, alley, or bridge, but it generally did not include a shoulder, right-of-way, or traffic control device, unless the traffic control device was mandated by the \u201cOhio manual of uniform traffic control devices.\u201d<\/p>\n

Continue reading \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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