Knight v. Fourth Buckingham Community, Inc.

The plaintiff in error, Evelyn Knight, filed her notice of motion for judgment in the court below against Fourth Buckingham Community, Incorporated, alleging that she was entitled to damages occasioned by falling down an unlighted stairway of one of the defendant’s apartments. The defendant demurred to the notice, and it was sustained. The plaintiff indicating that no amendment to the notice would be offered, the court dismissed the action.

The sole question before us is whether or not the notice states a case. To determine the issue we must look to the notice. The material allegation is that…