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Ex-Monterey school superintendent falls because of pothole, sues city for $800,000 Marilyn Shepherd's attorney said she deserves to be paid $800,000 from the city because of several reasons, including her inability to wearfashionable high heels, Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT IN MONTEREY, APOTHOLE IS THE FOCUSOF A NEW 750-THOUSANDDOLLAR LEGAL CLAIMAGAINST THE CITY.HERE'S THE POTHOLE:ON THE NORTH SIDE OFWEBSTER STREET INMONTEREY.A WOMAN - JUSTHAPPENS TO BE FORMERM-P-U-S-DSUPERINTERNDENTMARILYN SHEPERD WHOLEFT THE JOB IN 2013BEFORE HER CONTRACTENDED THEN GOT AHEFTY PAYOUT FROMTHE SCHOOL BOARD -SAYS THAT LAST APRILSHE STEPPED IN THEPOTHOLE, LOST HERBALANCE , FELL ANDHURT HERSELF SO BADLYTHAT THE INJURIES ARELIFE CHANGING.IN A LEGAL ACTIONAGAINST THE CITY,SHEPHERD SAYS THEINJURIES WILL "FOREVERPREVENT HER FROMWEARING THE LATESTFASHION IN HIGH HEELSHOES... FROM WALKINGON A SANDY BEACH ORFROM DANCING WITHHER HUSBAND... WHOHAS FILED ANADDITIONAL 50-THOUSAND DOLLARCLAIM AGAINST THE CITYFOR WHAT'S CALLED"LOSS OFCONSORTIUM."... WHICHTHE LEGAL CLAIM GOESON TO STATE INCLUDESAN INABILITY TO ENJOYLIFE AS A MARRIEDCOUPLE AND TEMPORARYLOSS OF SEXUALRELATIONS.THIS ENTIRE MATTERWAS ON THE CITYCOUNCIL'S AGENDA THISEVENING: THE CITYREJECTED BOTHSHEPHERD'S CLAIM WHICHMEANS THE MATTER'SNEXT STOP WILL LIKELYBE IN COURT.