Territorial Court
Decision Information
Summary: Claim for damages for costs incurred by the City to replace a stretch of municipal sidewalk -- City Inspector noticed cracks in the sidewalk outside the Defendants' home -- City Engineering Department believed cracks to have been caused by the passage over the sidewalk of construction equipment used by workers contracted by the defendant to remove large pieces of unwanted fill from the Defendants' lot -- Amount of damages was not disputed by the Defendants, but the denied liability for the claim on the basis that they did not have the requisite defree of control over the
Decision: Claim for damages dismissed
Subjects: Negligence - Vicarious liability
Negligence - Liability in particular cases - Sidewalks