CASTANO v. CITY OF MIAMI

No. 3D02-1639.

840 So.2d 412 (2003)

Isis CASTANO, Appellant, v. The CITY OF MIAMI, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

March 19, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Garcia Petit, Miami, for appellant.

Alejandro Vilarello, City Attorney, and Regine Monestime, Assistant City Attorney, for appellee.

Before GODERICH and GREEN, JJ., and NESBITT, Senior Judge.


GODERICH, Judge.

The plaintiff, Isis Castano, appeals from an adverse final judgment. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

In the underlying action, the plaintiff alleged that she fell and injured her knee when the heel of her shoe became wedged between the broken tiles of a sidewalk maintained by the City of Miami [the City]. The plaintiff filed suit against the City alleging that it had breached its duty to maintain its sidewalk in a reasonably safe condition...

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