In Nolan v. Onondaga County , Shannon Nolan sued Onondaga County after she supposedly tripped and fell over a local arena's ramp.
When the Onondaga County Supreme Court denied the County's request to dismiss the case, an appeal to the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, followed.
The AD4 was of the view the case couldn't be thrown out because the County hadn't established that the ramp wasn't the cause of Nolan's injuries.
While she couldn't recall tripping over the ramp, that wasn't enough to support a dismissal. Nolan fell in the ramp's vicinity, and other possible causes were too "remote" to let the County out of the case.
Of course, this means the County will now need to ramp it up.
To view a copy of the Appellate Division's decision, please use this link: Nolan v. Onondaga County