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Apr 13, 2008 12:10 pm US/Eastern

Ft. Lauderdale Settles Sidewalk Suit For $97K

FT. LAUDERDALE (CBS4) ― Fort Lauderdale city commissioners have agreed to settle with a Canadian woman whose husband died after tripping over an uncovered water meter in the sidewalk.

During a vacation in 2005, Gilles Massey and his wife were walking back to their hotel from the beach when the accident occurred. The 65-year-old man, who fractured his right knee, was flown by air ambulance to Canada for surgery.

A week later, he died from complications.

Last week, city commissioners agreed to pay Massey's widow, Gisele St-Arneault, $97-thousand to settle a negligence suit.

St-Arneault's attorney Kelly Hancock says her client "lost her husband, which is an extremely sad case, but under the circumstances it was fair for both sides."

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