LAWTON v. CITY OF POCATELLO

No. 20830.

886 P.2d 330 (1994)

120 Idaho 454

George Riley LAWTON and Kimberly Lawton, husband and wife, Plaintiff-Respondents, v. The CITY OF POCATELLO, Defendant-Appellant, and Antonio Baca Garcia and John and Jane Does 1-3, Defendants.

Supreme Court of Idaho, Pocatello, September 1994 Term.

December 2, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jones, Chartered, Pocatello, for appellant. Jesse C. Robison argued.

Racine, Olson, Nye, Cooper & Budge, Pocatello, for respondents. Gary L. Cooper argued.


TROUT, Justice.

This is a personal injury action which arose from a motorcycle accident that occurred in Pocatello, Idaho. The Respondents, George and Kimberly Lawton, recovered from the City of Pocatello (the City) on the theory that it was negligent in the design of the intersection where the accident occurred and that such negligence was a proximate cause of the accident. The City has appealed.

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BACKGROUND

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