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Committee recommends denial of resident's manhole-cover damage claim after storm
Summary
The Judiciary & Legislation Committee recommended denying Peyton Resner’s claim that a dislodged manhole cover during heavy rains totaled his vehicle. City counsel cited no notice of defect; DPW said backpressure during the storm can displace lids. The full Common Council will consider the recommendation.
The City of Milwaukee Judiciary & Legislation Committee on May 4 recommended denial of a claim by Peyton Resner that a manhole cover dislodged during an August storm and struck his parked Jeep, totaling the vehicle.
City Attorney (City Attorney) told the committee the city’s recommendation is denial, saying investigators found no prior notice of a defect and no evidence of negligence in the city’s response. "The city had no notice of the defect and was not negligent in its response," the attorney summarized.
Jason Sandoz, sewer services manager with the Department of…
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