The Supreme Court of Canada says a woman will get another chance to sue for damages over an injury she suffered while climbing through snow piled by a B.C. city’s plow.
Taryn Joy Marchi alleged the City of Nelson created a hazard when it cleared snow from downtown streets after a storm in early January 2015.
The removal effort left snow piles at the edge of the street along the sidewalk early in the morning of January 5th
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Late in the afternoon of the next day, Marchi – then a 28-year-old nurse – parked in an angled spot on the street and, wearing running shoes with a good tread, tried to cross a snow pile to get onto the sidewalk.
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Her right foot dropped through the snow and she fell forward, seriously injuring her leg.
A judge dismissed her negligence suit, but the B.C. Court of Appeal overturned the decision and ordered a new trial, which the Supreme Court says now can proceed.
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