McLean v. Town of Branford

By her complaint in two counts, the plaintiff seeks to recover damages for personal injuries suffered as the result of a fall on stairs within the public high school of the Town of Branford. The first count, sounding in negligence, alleges a defective, hazardous and dangerous condition through careless maintenance of the stairway in that the surfaces of its treads were permitted to continue in a worn and hollowed condition over an extended period. The second count is based on a claim that the municipality maintained a continuing nuisance.

To the counts, the defendant has interposed two special…