Your city has an ordinance that places the responsibility for fixing public sidewalks in residential areas on the homeowners whose homes front the sidewalks. One of your neighbors failed to repair a damaged sidewalk in front of his home. A pedestrian walking a dog trips and breaks her leg because of the unrepaired sidewalk. When she decides to sue, the injured pedestrian does not have to prove that the homeowner owes the duty because the statute establishes that.

The statute establishes that it is the home owners responsibility to fix the sidewalk and the homeowners failure to do that is negligence and hence the homeowner should pay for damages.

Explanation:

Since the statute requires that homeowners are responsible for fixing the sidewalks in front of their house, the injured pedestrian does not have to prove that the home owner owes the duty of offsetting his medical bills because the statute establishes that it is the responsibility of the homeowner to make sure the sidewalk in front of his or her house is okay and does not pose danger to the public.