Scott v. Hoboken Bank for Savings

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Brogan, Chief Justice.

Plaintiff holds a judgment recovered for personal injuries suffered as a result of a fall caused by the neglectful maintenance of a common stairway in the house in which she lived. The facts and circumstances surrounding the accident, injuries and the extent thereof and whether there was negligence in the situation, are not in dispute. A more fundamental question is raised. The defendant, on this appeal from the judgment, argues that no relationship, from which liability could be imputed to it, existed between the plaintiff and…