Reed Armstrong Secures Summary Judgment in Slip and Fall Case The plaintiff tripped and fell on an old brick sidewalk in Alton. The sidewalk was missing some bricks, and the defendant had a stack of bricks in his yard for a repair job. At the time of the fall, the defendant had not yet started his repairs. By demonstrating that the city, and not the defendant owned the sidewalk, and that the defendant did not exercise "control" over the city's sidewalk, Reed Armstrong secured summary judgment on July 25, 2007, for its client. Partner Michael J. Bedesky drafted and argued the motion.     © 2002 Reed, Armstrong, Gorman, Mudge & Morrissey