Pedestrian brought negligence action against city, seeking to recover damages for injuries she incurred from a fall on an allegedly uneven, damaged, and improperly maintained sidewalk.
The District Court dismissed the action. Pedestrian appealed.
The Supreme Court held that public-duty doctrine did not apply to bar negligence claim.
Public-duty doctrine did not apply to bar pedestrian’s negligence claim against city, seeking damages for injuries incurred by her fall on allegedly uneven, damaged, and improperly maintained sidewalk, where pedestrian’s petition alleged that, at all times material to the matter, the relevant section of uneven sidewalk was maintained by city.