CHARLESTON A woman is suing Moses Chevrolet alleging injuries when she fell on the defendant s walkway.
Mary Christy was at Moses Chevrolet on March 7, 2019, getting her car serviced when an employee of the defendant backed her vehicle out of the garage for her to retrieve, according to a complaint filed in Kanawha Circuit Court.
Christy claims the employee left the driver-side door open, blocking her view of the walkway and she fell because she was not aware of defects in the walkway. The Defendant owed a duty to care to the people that walk on its premises to keep it in a manner that does not allow hazardous conditions to develop, the complaint states. The Defendant is responsible through the actions and non-actions of its employees.and had a duty to make sure the premises was safe for the public.
CHARLESTON A woman who was injured while jogging on a city sidewalk is suing the city of Charleston for her injuries.
Mary Maddox was jogging on a city sidewalk in Charleston on April 16, 2019, when she tripped and fell on a portion of the sidewalk that had fallen into disrepair, according to a complaint filed in Kanawha Circuit Court.
Maddox claims she was injured when she fell and the city knew or should have known that the sidewalk was defective and hazardous and was not being maintained. As a direct and proximate result of the negligence and carelessness of the Defendant, the Plaintiff was injured and has undergone medical treatment; has incurred medical expenses and will continue to incur medical expenses in the future; has endured pain and suffering, both in the past and in the future; and the Plaintiff has in the past suffered annoyance, aggravation, and mental anguish and will continue to do so in the future, the complaint states.