A Fulton County jury awarded $1.4 million to a woman who sued the city of Atlanta after she was injured when her car hit an open manhole on Peachtree Road in Buckhead.

Baskin Law Group principal Michael Baskin said the manhole was several inches below the surface of the pavement and that the cover had not been removed but apparently sunk under the weight of traffic, allowing it to “flip” off.

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