汉普顿海滩人行道诉讼 法官判镇政府与州政府胜诉
新罕布什尔州罗金厄姆县高等法院法官丽莎·英格利希作出裁决，支持汉普顿镇与新罕布什尔州政府提出的即决判决动议，驳回了一起汉普顿海滩人行道绊倒索赔诉讼中针对镇政府与州政府的部分。原告邦妮·希尔是恩菲尔德居民，她于2025年提起过失诉讼，称2023年5月27日在海洋大道225号一家商店门前破损的人行道上绊倒，面部着地、手腕骨折、脚踝受伤。法官认定，尽管涉事路段人行道确有破损，但未达到州法律定义的“不足”标准，且其余路面仍可安全通行；原告当时是因为给其他行人让路才踩到破损边缘。法官同时裁定，州交通厅对该诉讼享有豁免。原告律师尼古拉斯·塞尔登表示，将申请法庭复议，如不获复议可能上诉至州最高法院。针对商店Impressions Beachwear的诉讼仍在继续，定于明年初调解。汉普顿镇与州政府多年来就州属1A号公路沿线人行道的维护责任存在争议：镇政府认为应由州政府负责，州交通厅则表示按政策不维护州属公路沿线的人行道。
Judge Rules for Town and State in Hampton Beach Sidewalk Lawsuit; Plaintiff to Seek Reconsideration
A judge of the Rockingham County Superior Court in New Hampshire, Lisa English, granted summary judgment to the Town of Hampton and the State of New Hampshire, dismissing the portions of a sidewalk trip-and-fall claim at Hampton Beach directed at the town and the state. The plaintiff, Bonnie Hill of Enfield, filed the negligence suit in 2025, saying she tripped on May 27, 2023, on a broken sidewalk in front of a shop at 225 Ocean Boulevard, falling face-first and fracturing her wrist and injuring her ankle. The judge found that although the sidewalk section was damaged, it did not meet the statutory definition of "insufficient," and the rest of the surface remained safely passable; the plaintiff had stepped onto the broken edge while making way for other pedestrians. The judge also ruled that the state Department of Transportation is immune in the suit. The plaintiff’s attorney, Nicholas Seldon, said he would ask the court to reconsider and, failing that, might appeal to the state supreme court. The claim against the shop Impressions Beachwear continues and is set for mediation early next year. Hampton and the state have long disputed responsibility for maintaining sidewalks along state Route 1A: the town says the state should be responsible, while the transportation department says its policy is not to maintain sidewalks along state highways.
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