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Cou c�l Resolution
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RESOLVED� that upon execution and delivery of a release
in full to the City of Saint Paul, the proper City officers
are hereby authorized and directed to pay out of the Tort
Liability Fund 09070-511-000 to Jeanette Yellen the sum of
$1,000 in full settlement of her claim for damages sustained
October 31, 1978 , as more particularly set out in a communication
to the Gty Council on January 9, 1979.
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PUBLISHED MAR 19 1983
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m �� EDWARD P. STARR, CITY ATTORNEY
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612-298-5121
GEORGE LATIMER
MAYOR
M E M 0 R A N D U M
T0: Members of the City C uncil
FROM: Paulette K. Flynn
Assistant City Atto ey
DATE: February 16, 1983
RE: Claim against the City of Saint Paul
by Jeanette Yellen
Plaintiff Jeanette Yellen was injured when she fell on Columbus
Avenue between the Veteran's Building and the Highway Building
on October 31, 1978 .
She was employed as a secretary in the State Veteran's Service
Building for 32 years and was on her way to meet her car pool
at the time of the fall. She stated that she normally walked
in the tunnel, but on this particular date she chose to go outside.
She stated that her toe got caught in a hole in the sidewalk
and she fell forward. She also said that at the time of the
fall she was not looking down, but was talking.
After the accident she was taken to Methodist Hospital in St.
Louis Park where she remained for 5 days . She suffered a fractured
wrist and continues to have a 20% permanent partial disability.
There is limited liability in this case. However, a jury might
find that the defect in the sidewalk was there for such a long
period of time as to constitute notice of the hazard. T'he damages
are quite extensive and could result in a verdict of at least
$10,500. In light of a possible exposure and the risk always
present in a jury case, I have settled the matter for $1,000.
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