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A municipality’s duty to provide a reasonably safe roadway includes the duty to safeguard against inherently dangerous or misleading conditions. The duty arises when the city has notice of, and time to correct, a hazardous condition. The notice may either be actual or constructive. Constructive notice is inferred when the…
Landowners are under a common law duty to prevent artificial conditions on their land from being unreasonably dangerous to travelers on the adjacent roadways. They must also maintain the natural conditions on their property so as not to foreseeably cause injury to those using the adjacent roads. Accident Injuries On…
A municipality’s duty to provide reasonably safe roads includes the duty to safeguard against inherently dangerous or misleading conditions. This means that the absence of road signs warning of curves ahead is a factor relevant to deciding if the municipality is negligent. Who Is Liable When Road Signs Are Absent?…
The frequency with which roads must be updated by a municipality to address road safety concerns is a common one. A city’s obligation to maintain a roadway in a reasonably safe condition does not include a duty to update every road and roadway structure to modern standards. Where a plaintiff…
When is a Municipality Liable for a Car Accident? Municipalities are generally held to the same negligence standards as private parties. A municipality owes a duty to all travelers, whether they are themselves negligent or fault-free, to maintain its roadways in a condition that is reasonably safe for ordinary travel.…