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Board denies notice of claim in Sam’s Club slip-and-fall; county attorney cites limits of local authority
Summary
A notice of claim filed by Eric Knapp on behalf of his wife Jean Knapp alleging county failure to enforce plumbing/maintenance codes and failure to act on unsafe conditions at a Bristol Sam's Club was denied by the board after the county attorney explained that maintenance inspections are optional under the statewide building code and property owners/occupiers bear maintenance responsibility.
The Washington County Board of Supervisors voted to deny a notice of claim filed by Eric Knapp on behalf of his wife, Jean Knapp, stemming from a July 2023 slip-and-fall incident at the Sam’s Club in Bristol located in Washington County.
Mr. Knapp told the board the incident left his wife injured and described what he called inadequate responses from the store…
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