Spot the Tort: Why Waste Money on Concrete When You Have Spray Paint?

hole in sidewalk fixed by spray paintTaking a walk near my house in Memphis, I encountered this dangerous sidewalk condition. Note that instead of filling in the chasm, the city apparently opted to leave it be and cure the problem instead by spray-painting a thin orange warning line around it.  Since the condition has been there for a quite a while (the orange paint is very faded), it appears this was considered to be an acceptable final fix.

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Andrew J. McClurg
Andrew J. McClurg is a scholar and teacher in the areas of tort law, products liability, legal education, privacy law and firearms policy. He currently holds the Herbert Herff Chair of Excellence in Law at the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law.
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