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Byron approves amicus brief supporting Milton in $35 million planter crash lawsuit
Summary
Byron City officials voted unanimously to file an amicus brief at the request of the City of Milton after a driver struck a large roadside planter believed to be in the public right-of-way, touching off a reported $35,000,000 lawsuit.
Byron City officials voted unanimously on Aug. 4 to file an amicus brief on behalf of the City of Milton after Milton requested support in a lawsuit arising from a crash into a large cement planter.
Mayor Michael Chidester reported that the planter sits in the right-of-way and “had been there probably before Milton was ever a city,” and that the collision has resulted in a reported $35,000,000 lawsuit against Milton. Council Member Michael Chumbley moved to approve filing an amicus brief; Council Member Chris Hodges seconded the motion, and the council approved it unanimously.
The request from Milton was presented as a request for other municipalities to lend legal support through amici filings. The minutes do not specify the legal arguments Milton intends to make, any filing deadlines or which court is handling the suit. Byron’s action at the special session was limited to approving the filing of an amicus brief; no further policy or funding decisions were recorded.
The council took the vote without recorded opposition. The special session adjourned at 10:20 a.m.
