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àAttorney€for€Plaintiffs/AppellantsÌÌWILLIAM€B.€œJAKES›,€IIIÌ300€James€Robertson€ParkwayÌNashville,€Tennessee€37201„1107Ìà Ø àAttorney€for€Defendant/Appellee€Nashville€City€Center€Limited€PartnershipÌÌJAMES€L.€MURPHY,€IIIÌDirector€of€LawÌThe€Department€of€Law€of€the€MetropolitanÌœ€€›€œGovernment›€of€Nashville€and€Davidson€CountyÌÌPAUL€D.€œKRIVACKA›ÌMetropolitan€AttorneyÌ204€Metropolitan€CourthouseÌNashville,€Tennessee€37201Ìà Ø àAttorney€for€Defendant/Appellee€Metropolitan€GovernmentÌà Ø àof€Nashville€and€Davidson€CountyÌÌÌà@¤¤$êàAFFIRMED€AND€REMANDEDˆÌÌÌà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  àà è àBEN€H.€CANTRELL,Ìà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  àà è àPRESIDING€JUDGE,€M.S.Ìà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  àà è àÌœCONCUR:›ÌCAIN,€J.ÌœCOTTRELL›,€J.ÌÐ  ô:D6< ÐÓÓò òÔ€„<„XXèÔòòà@tt(êàO€P€I€N€I€O€Nóóó óÔ€XèX„„<ԈР° ÐÌà Ø àà 0 àThe€plaintiff€slipped€and€fell€on€a€œgrate€located€partially€on›€a€cityÏœsidewalk€and€partially€on€the€adjoining€property.›€€She€sued€the€MetropolitanÏœGovernment›€of€Nashville€and€Davidson€County€and€the€owner€of€the€œadjoiningÏproperty,›€œalleging€that€they€were€negligent€in€failing€to€correct€a€dangerous€condition.›€œÏThe›€Circuit€œCourt›€of€Davidson€County€granted€summary€judgment€to€both€defendants.€ÏWe€affirm.ÌÌà@²²-êàò òI.ó óˆÐ Ø( ÐÌà Ø àà 0 àThe€plaintiff€fell€on€the€south€side€of€Union€Street€in€œNashville,›€near€œanÏoffice€building›€known€as€the€City€Center.€€On€the€north€side€of€the€building€the€curb€isÏcut€at€two€places€to€allow€vehicles€to€cross€the€œsidewalk,›€and€œto€enter›€or€exit€a€parkingÏgarage€beneath€the€City€Center.€€Beginning€at€the€œstreet,›€the€drives€are€approximatelyÏlevel€for€about€eight€œfeet,›€and€then€they€slope€downward€toward€the€garage.ÌÌà Ø àà 0 àIn€one€of€the€drives,€œthere€are€two›€areas€about€two€to€two€and€œone„half›Ïfeet€wide,€running€from€the€curb€all€the€way€to€the€garage€entrance,€œwhich€are›€coveredÏby€metal€œgrates.€€The€grates€cover€underground€electrical€transformers.€€Except€forÏthe€two€grates,€the›€surface€all€along€the€œsidewalk›€is€brushed€concrete.ÌÌà Ø àà 0 àœThe›€plaintiff€had€walked€down€the€sidewalk€earlier€in€the€day€withoutÏmishap.€€On€the€way€back,€œa€light€rain€was€falling.€€When€the€plaintiff€stepped€on€oneÏof€the€grates,€her›€foot€œslipped,›€and€she€was€injured€by€the€fall.€€She€œalleged›€that€theÏmetal€grate€was€slippery€because€of€the€water€and€œbecause€some›€oil€œhad›Ïaccumulated€on€it.€€ÌÌœÌÌÐ  ;ð6< Лà@––-êàò òII.ó óˆÐ ° ÐÌà Ø àà 0 àThe€plaintiffs€allege€that€each€defendant€was€negligent€for€maintainingÏa€dangerous€condition€on€the€premises€over€which€it€exercised€control.€€It€is€notÏentirely€clear€from€the€record€where€œMetroððs›€sidewalk€ends€and€the€City€CenterÏbegins.€œ€€Neither€is€it€entirely€clear€where€the€plaintiff€fell.€€Each›€œdefendant,€however,›Ïdisclaims€any€knowledge€of€a€dangerous€œcondition,›€even€if€the€plaintiff€fell€on€itsÏproperty.ÌÌà Ø àà 0 àIn€premises€liability€actions,€the€defendantððs€negligence€stems€from€theÏbreach€of€a€duty€to€correct€a€dangerous€condition€of€which€he€or€she€has€knowledge.€ÏòòœChambliss›€v.€œShoney›ððs,€Inc.óó,€742€S.W.2d€271€(Tenn.€App.€1987).€€The€knowledge€ofÐ 0€ Ðthe€defendant€may€be€actual€or€constructive.€€òòOgle€v.€œWinn›„Dixie€Greenville,€Inc.óó,€919Ð ` ÐS.W.2d€45€(Tenn.€App.€1995).€€If€the€defendant€created€the€dangerous€condition,€heÏhas€notice€of€it.€€òòSanders€v.€Stateóó,€783€S.W.2d€948€(Tenn.€App.€1989).€€œBut›€theÐ Ð  Ðdefendant€may€have€constructive€notice€if€the€plaintiff€can€show€that€the€dangerousÏcondition€existed€for€so€long€that€the€defendant€should€have€known€about€it.€ÏòòœChambliss›€v.€œShoney›ððs,€Inc.óó,€742€S.W.2d€271€(Tenn.€App.€1987).Ð p&À!$ ÐÌà Ø àà 0 àœThe€plaintiffsðð€complaint€contained€the€following€allegations:ÌÓÓà8 Ø àà80 Ø ü!Ø ü!à5.à ˆ àAs€Plaintiff€DORIS€LAWSON€was€lawfully€on€theÐ ,`'* ÐPremises,€Plaintiff€DORIS€LAWSON€slipped€and€fell€overÏthe€metal€grating,€which€was€covered€with€oil,€in€front€ofÏthe€Premises.€€Plaintiff€DORIS€LAWSON€sustainedÏsevere€personal€injuries€as€a€direct€and€proximate€resultÏof€Defendant€CITY€CENTER€and€Defendant€METROððSÏNEGLIGENT€maintenance€of€the€Premises,€specificallyÏthe€metal€grating€in€front€of€the€Premises,€controlled€byÏDefendants.Ð 0 ¤0 ¤ ÐÌà8 Ø àà80 Ø ü!Ø ü!à6.à ˆ àThe€Defendantsðð€negligent€maintenance€of€theÐ p5À04 ÐPremises,€specifically€the€metal€grating€in€front€of€theÏPremises€included,€but€is€not€limited€to€the€following:Ð 0 ¤0 ¤ ÐÌà8 Ø àà80 Ø ü!Ø ü!à(a)à ˆ àDefendants€negligently€failed€to€maintain€the€metalÐ 09€48 Ðgrating,€so€as€to€cause€the€metal€grating€to€becomeÏcovered€with€oil.Ð 0 ¤0 ¤ ÐÐ  МCircuit€Court›€of€œDavidson€County,›€briefs€and€argument€of€counsel;€upon€considerationÏwhereof,€this€Court€is€of€the€opinion€that€in€the€œjudgment€of€the€trial€court€there€is€noÏreversible€error.Ì›à Ø àà 0 àIn€accordance€with€the€opinion€of€the€Court€filed€herein,€it€is,€therefore,Ïordered€and€œadjudged›€by€this€Court€that€the€œjudgment›€œis€affirmed.›€€The€cause€isÏremanded€to€the€œCircuit€Court›€of€œDavidson€County›€for€the€œexecution€of›€the€œjudgment›Ïand€for€the€collection€of€the€costs€accrued€below.Ìà Ø àà 0 àCosts€of€this€appeal€are€taxed€against€œDoris€Lawson€and€DarrellÏLawson,€Principals,›€and€œStan€Davis,€Surety,›€for€which€execution€may€issue€ifÏnecessary.ÌÌÓÓà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àœ______________________________________Ìà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àBEN€H.€CANTRELL,€PRESIDING€JUDGE,€M.S.›ÌÌÌà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àœ______________________________________Ìà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àWILLIAM€B.€CAIN,€JUDGE›ÌÌÌà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àœ______________________________________Ìà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àPATRICIA€J.€COTTRELL,€JUDGEÌñ3ñ›