DeRafelo v. DeCicci

WOOD, J.,

On November 1, 1986, Patrick and Robin DeRafelo, the plaintiffs in the above-captioned matter, visited the home of their friends, Robert and Susan Rudolph, who are two of the defendants in the above matter. The Rudolphs had rented their home from Anthony J. and Cynthia DeCicci, who *19are the other set of defendants. It was an older home, which the DeCiccis had fixed up. It is uncontested that Anthony DeCicci was familiar with proper construction practices.

Among other things, the DeCiccis had done repairs to the second floor bathroom. Access to this bathroom was obtained by stepping…