Slip and Fall

Slip and Fall
Even though abutting property owners attempted to remove snow and ice accumulation on the sidewalk, they are not liable for plaintiff's injuries which he sustained when he fell on the city-owned portion of the sidewalk. While record photographs show that a pool of water had accumulated at the end of the driveway on the date of appellant's fall due to a mid-winter thaw, and the record also suggests that ice had melted from the snow banks on the sides of the driveway, which had been created, at least in part, by respondents' snow and ice removal activities, the existence of these conditions is typical during the course of a Minnesota winter, and does not constitute evidence of an artificial or dangerous condition.
Byrne v. Kropp (Olmsted County) A06-550

Slip and Fall
Where, after a 12-14 inch snowfall, city employees plowed the snow on a sidewalk, used a sidewalk sweeper, and then applied sand, salt, or calcium chloride to any icy patches that remained; and about seven hours later, plaintiff fell on a sidewalk she described as wet, sloppy, and slushy; the District Court did not err in granting summary judgment to the city because the city owed no duty to plaintiff under the mere slipperiness doctrine.
Juran v. City of White Bear Lake (Ramsey County) A06-196