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" playground safety check. " Another
form, labeled " Duty: Safety Check Playgrounds, " consists of blank lines under
the headings " time done, " " initial, "
" date, " and " comments. " Examples of
entries on this second form include
" fixed tire swing S-hook, " " tightened
bolts on swings, " " fixed ladder on red
fire engine, " " sprayed wasp nest, " and
" replaced swing in playground. "

court concluded that plaintiff Wright had
established by a preponderance of the
evidence that the swing was in a dangerous or defective condition.
There is no evidence that the boys were
using the swings inappropriately. The

photographs taken the night of the accident show that the swing came undone
at the place where the seat attaches to
an S-hook. There was testimony from
Allison that the S-hook at the bottom of
the chain appeared to be stretched out.

As characterized by the appeals court,
" [n]one of these documents shed any light
on the condition of the swings at the park
around the time of the accident. " While
the director of the Parks Department
had testified that " he and his crew of four
check daily to ensure that S-hooks are
fully closed and that S-hooks and chains
are not over 50% worn or rusted, " the appeals court, found " no documentation
that reveals which swings were checked
on particular days and in what manner
they were checked. " Further, the court
noted that " [n]o one member of Porter's
crew is assigned a specific area of Don
Fox Park to inspect. " In particular, the appeals court noted that Porter himself acknowledged that it was " impossible for
park staff to catch every instance of broken equipment as soon as it occurred "
Given the " lack of a formal system of
inspection or record-keeping, " the appeals court concluded " it is understandable that some areas of the park could go
overlooked at various times, " citing the
following testimony from director Porter:
Porter stated, " If we're looking every
day at swings and chains and for
screws and cleaning up and picking
up, we hope that if we missed it one
day we'll catch it the next day. " When
asked what the crew does when they
arrive at the park each day, Porter responded: " Rake the playground, blow
off pavilions, pick up trash. Take five,
and that way we can generally, if everybody takes a spot, if nothing is
wrong and everything is good, we're in
and out in 20 minutes and back up at
the ball parks. "

Further, based upon a review of other testimony on the record, the appeals
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