Taylor v. Plain

Plaintiff sued to recover damages for injuries sustained when struck by a heavy door on business premises owned by the defendants and leased to others. The theory of the plaintiff was that the door and the entry way was a common way under the control of the defendants and that they negligently failed to inspect, maintain and keep it in repair. The tenants either were not sued or were dismissed out prior to trial. The trial court directed a verdict in favor of the defendant landlords, entered an appropriate judgment in bar and denied plaintiff’s post-trial motion. The trial court held as a…