Attorneys Josh Bovender and Jonathan Danko recently won summary judgment in connection with a Dauphin County premises liability matter.  The action arose from an alleged slip and fall while Plaintiff was traversing a wet gravel parking lot.  Plaintiff filed suit against the property owner, alleging injuries to her hand and wrist.  At Plaintiff’s deposition, it became clear that she could not competently identify how the wet gravel caused her to fall.  Further, Plaintiff was unable to establish that the property owner had notice of any dangerous condition of the wet gravel.

At the conclusion of discovery, Josh and Jonathan moved for summary judgment, arguing that Plaintiff failed to identify a dangerous condition, and that the property owner had no notice of any dangerous condition.  The Court agreed with both arguments, finding that wet gravel, in of itself, does not constitute a dangerous condition.  The Court further found that even if wet gravel could constitute a dangerous condition, Plaintiff presented no evidence that the property owner knew or should have known of the condition.  Summary judgment was thus entered in favor of the Defendant, and the matter was dismissed.

Questions about this case can be directed to Joshua Bovender at (717) 237-7153 or jbovender@tthlaw.com, or to Jonathan Danko at (717) 441-3957 or jdanko@tthlaw.com.