{"disclaimer":"This is a summary of public court records and is not legal advice. Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"patricia-watson","displayName":"Patricia Watson","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed107780:2020-02-11","opinionId":"12a08c94-3fac-5d8c-94b3-4232a28d1a0c","slug":"patricia-watson-appellant-v-city-of-st-peters-respondent-107780","caseName":"Patricia Watson, Appellant, vs. City of St. Peters, Respondent.","caseNumber":"ED107780","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2020-02-11","year":2020,"display_summary":"Patricia Watson sued the City of St. Peters for negligence after she was injured when her bicycle wheel entered a storm water sump inlet extending into a sidewalk. The jury found for the City, and the trial court entered judgment accordingly. The appellate court reversed and remanded for a new trial, holding that the trial court abused its discretion by excluding evidence of the City's pre-accident citywide program to address sump inlet conditions. This evidence was not excludable as a subsequent remedial measure and was material to proving the City's knowledge of the dangerous condition.","primaryTopic":"premises-liability","topicSlugs":["premises-liability","evidence","negligence","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=150076","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/patricia-watson-appellant-v-city-of-st-peters-respondent-107780","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"slip-and-fall","label":"Slip and Fall","href":"/practice-areas/slip-and-fall","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: premises-liability"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/slip-and-fall"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":11,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: evidence","topic: appellate-procedure","fallback litigation route behind specific injury signal"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"},{"slug":"personal-injury","label":"Personal Injury","href":"/practice-areas/personal-injury","score":11,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: personal-injury","topic: negligence","fallback personal-injury route behind specific injury signal"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/personal-injury"}],"role":"appellant"}]}