Hardy v. Weitzman

The plaintiffs have appealed from a judgment for the defendants entered upon a jury’s verdict. The plaintiff Hilda M. Hardy claims to have fallen and sustained injuries because of the defendants’ negligence in placing and maintaining a mat outside the doorway of the defendant Benjamin Weitzman’s store, which is located in a building owned by the defendant Fay Weitzman. The defendants denied that they were negligent and in a special defense alleged that Hilda was chargeable with contributory negligence. The plaintiffs claimed that Hilda tripped over the upturned corner of the mat and that the…