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EDWARSVILLE The Village of East Alton is facing a suit from a woman alleging she tripped on a broken sidewalk and suffered injuries.
Joyce Smith filed a complaint Jan. 29 in the Madison County Circuit Court against the Village of East Alton.
According to her complaint, Smith was walking north on Victory Drive in East Alton on March 17, 2020. She alleges she was caused to slip, trip, stumble and/or fall on a broken and defective sidewalk and suffered severe and permanent injuries to her knee that required medical treatment and surgery.
Smith alleges she has been hindered from attending to her normal affairs and has incurred medical expenses as a result of the fall.