been prejudiced. Id. IV. The Sidewalk Issue. A. Background. Under Iowa Code section 364.12(2), [a] city shall keep all public ways, squares, and commons open, in repair, and free from nuisance, with the following exceptions: b. The abutting property owner is responsible for the removal of the natural accumulations of snow and ice from the sidewalks within a reasonable amount of time and may be liable for damages caused by the failure of the abutting property owner to use reasonable care in the removal of the snow or ice.... The city’s general duty under this subsection does not include a duty to remove natural accumulations of snow and ice from the sidewalks. However, when the city is the abutting property owner it has the specific duty of the abutting property owne .E. 137, 138 (1933) (<HOLDING>); Pitzer v. Sears, Roebuck & Co., 66 Ohio App.
holding that sidewalk is that part of a street that has been set aside for use by pedestrians holding that sidewalk is that portion of the street usually devoted to pedestrian travel but is nevertheless a part of the street holding that in a city or town a sidewalk is that part of a street or highway that is intended or used by pedestrians holding that sidewalk is simply a part of the street set apart for pedestrians holding sidewalk is a part of the street that town authorities have set aside for pedestrian use