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Resident Paul Wolf urges Jamestown to enforce codes after slip-and-fall injuries
Summary
Paul Wolf told the Jamestown City Council that multiple attorneys declined his slip-and-fall case and asked what recourse the city can provide when code violations injure residents, citing repeated incidents on Ward 3 sidewalks.
Paul Wolf, a Jamestown resident who gave his address as 212 Fulton Street, told the City Council during public comment that a recent slip-and-fall left him hospitalized and that several lawyers have declined to take his case because it is not financially viable.
"I've had 4 contact me through recommendations from at least 6 that have denied me," Wolf said, later adding, "Justice has a price tag." He said the incidents he recorded clustered in Ward 3, Jamestown's commercial district, and asked the council what options exist for…
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