Young Woman Fractures Foot After Slipping on Ice Caused by Negligent Property Maintenance

A young woman slipped and fractured her foot on an icy sidewalk outside a residential property.

Although homeowners are generally protected shortly after a snowstorm, investigation revealed the dangerous ice was actually caused by a broken outdoor faucet leaking water onto the sidewalk, where it froze. By proving the property owner’s negligence — not weather conditions — caused the fall, the case resolved for the full $100,000 policy limits.