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Woman sues Vancouver, says sidewalk in disrepair caused brother’s death
Published: February 25, 2021, 7:37pm
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A Clark County woman has filed a lawsuit against the city of Vancouver claiming that poor sidewalk maintenance contributed to her brother’s death more than a year ago.
According to the suit, filed in Clark County Superior Court on Feb. 2, Robert Willard Smith was found dead on the sidewalk in front of 10910 N.E. Fourth Plain Blvd. in the early hours of Jan. 28, 2020.
“The sidewalk at that location was found in a state of serious disrepair,” the suit states. “A municipality such as the city of Vancouver has a duty to exercise ordinary care in the maintenance of its sidewalks to keep them in a condition that is reasonably safe for ordinary use.”