Confidential
Settlement – $92,500Court
USDC Central
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Defendant
George C. Lowry
(Office of the Los Angeles City Attorney)
Facts
On Sep. 30, 2000, the plaintiff, Doe Daniels, was walking at the intersection of Bosque and Bonavita Drives in Los Angeles. He approached a flow of water that obstructed his path to cross the street. Unbeknownst to the plaintiff, that flowing water had been ongoing for many years and the primary source came from the defendant landowner's property. As such, the plaintiff attempted to cross the street where the flow of water was occurring. In doing so, the water, algae and mud combined, in conjunction with the street, created a slippery condition, and when he placed his foot down, he slipped and fell on the ground, smashing his knee and patella. The water emanated from the homeowner defendants' properties as a result of irrigation pipes that had been built to drain water from the backyard of the defendants' properties to the street. The water at the homeowner defendants, including the moving defendants, flowed constantly from their homes, and had algae and other pollutants which drained to the street. It then flowed downhill from their properties to the location of the accident. However, the constant flow caused the location of the accident to be unduly slippery, resulting in the plaintiff's accident.
Settlement Discussions
The parties settled for $92,500. WHO CONTRIBUTED TO THE $92,500 AND IN WHAT AMOUNTS?
Specials in Evidence
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Injuries
The plaintiff injured his knee and patella, surgery was required.
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