The petition claims Amanda Stringer, a Jasper County resident, was injured in fall was caused by "heaved concrete in the damaged sidewalk resulting in Plaintiff violently striking the ground with her body causing the injuries, damages, and harms discussed herein."
The accident occurred at 411 South Moffett Avenue, according to the petition.
The two-count lawsuit accuses the city of premises liability and general negligence.
Stringer, who is represented by Max Blaser, Springfield, working with Johnson, Vorhees and Martucci of Joplin, is asking for a jury trial.