The plaintiff was severely injured in a head-on collision after losing control of her vehicle on a snow-covered and slippery municipal road.
The plaintiffs sued the municipality for negligence in its winter road maintenance.
The court found that the road was in a state of non-repair due to a 'refreeze' of brine, which caused the accident.
The municipality failed to meet its own maintenance quality standards by leaving the road untreated for over three hours during a winter storm.
The court held the municipality liable for the agreed damages of $12 million and found no contributory negligence on the part of the plaintiff.
