Motiejaitis v. Johnson

In her complaint, the plaintiff alleged that while walking on Bank Street in Waterbury in front of the premises owned by the defendant, a large electric light globe fell from the top of a standard on which it was supported, striking her upon the head and injuring her. She alleged that the apparatus was under the complete control of and owned by the defendant; and that it was negligent in failing to securely fasten the globe or in allowing the fastening to become defective or out of repair whereby it became loose or fell away from the standard. At the trial to the jury, she claimed to have…