Graf v. St. Luke's Evangelical Lutheran Church

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• removing snow but leaving a natural ice formation underneath it is not negligent
• church custodians expected by church pastor to completely clear steps to church basement of snow and ice failed to do so
• “The mere removal of snow leaving a natural ice formation underneath does not constitute negligence.”
• “The mere removal of snow leaving a natural ice formation underneath does not constitute negligence.”
• church custodians expected by church pastor to completely clear steps to church basement of snow and ice failed to do so
• “Plaintiff testified that the snow had been removed from one side of the stairs and thrown over the handrail onto the other side. A jury could thus conclude that the ice on which the plaintiff fell was caused by runoff from the snow piled on the other side of the stairs”

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