Originally Posted by
pdlamb
I suspect the widow, winner of the lawsuit lottery, would have better luck suing the state for failing to mark or barricade the bridge. Assuming it was a public road, and not a logging company's abandoned access road.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/bLTeX8ycBxu4K91K6 - 24th Street Place NE, Hickory NC
https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/ma...B3LRV5W7ESDIA/ - "The Family's attorney, Bob Zimmerman, said he is still trying to determine who is responsible for the roadway... State Troopers said the road is not maintained by the state, nor is it inside Hickory city limits..."
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...olina-hickory/ - "
Paxson's lawsuit also names Tarde, LLC, James Tarlton, and Hinckley Gauvain, LLC. The suit claims they were responsible for the road and bridge..."
https://www.smbb.com/wp-content/uplo...LAINT.FIN_.pdf - the lawsuit - "The Bridge Defendants owned, controlled, and/or were otherwise responsible for the land on and over which a bridge on 24th Street Place NE in Hickory, NC runs ("the Snow Creek Bridge"), the land adjoining the Snow Creek Bridge, and/or the Snow Creek Bridge itself.