Municipality liable tor slip and fall, failed to inspect icy sidewalk

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In the recent decision of Scheck v. Parkdale Place Housing Society, 2019 BCSC 48, the Supreme Court of British Columbia addressed the issue whether the municipality of Summerland was responsible for loss and injuries due to a slip and fall on an icy sidewalk. on December 29, 2015, the plaintiff Ms. Scheck was injured when she slipped and fell on an icy sidewalk adjoining her seniors’ residence in Summerland, B.C. The plaintiff sued Parkdale Place Housing Society (“Parkdale”), the occupier of the building in which she lived, and the Corporation of the District of Summerland (“Summerland”), on whose sidewalk she...

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Property owner not responsible for icy sidewalk fall – despite bylaw requiring snow removal

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In the recent decision of Scheck v. Parkdale Place Housing Society, 2018 BCSC 938, the plaintiff, Muriel Winona Scheck slipped and fell on an icy sidewalk in Summerland, B.C. on December 29, 2015. ' The icy sidewalk separated Angus Street in Summerland from a senior’s housing facility operated by the defendant Parkdale Place Housing Society (“Parkdale”), where Ms. Scheck lived. The icy sidewalk was the property of the defendant, The Corporation of the District of Summerland (“Summerland”). All parties agreed that Ms. Scheck fell on Summerland’s sidewalk, and that she injured herself in the fall. The court was tasked with determining if either...

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Municipality liable tor slip and fall, failed to inspect icy sidewalk

Property owner not responsible for icy sidewalk fall – despite bylaw requiring snow removal