Lynn v. District of Columbia

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• reversing summary judgment due to plaintiff’s contributory negligence where there were disputed facts about the availability of an alternative, safer route after the plaintiff fell while walking on a sidewalk in deteriorated condition
• at a busy intersection, dirt in tree box had deteriorated to a level approximately three inches lower than the adjacent pavement
• evidence that the sidewalk on which plaintiff fell had been defective “for more than a month, and probably for a year” was sufficient to present a triable issue regarding constructive notice

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