Yandow v. City & Town of Bristol

The plaintiffs, formerly husband and wife, had a verdict for injuries sustained by the wife as the result of a fall on an icy sidewalk. The defendant has appealed, assigning error in the denial of its motion to set the verdict aside. There was no claim of actual notice to the defendant of the icy condition of the walk. The defendant contends that the indisputable physical facts established by weather bureau records introduced by it in evidence negatived the possibility of a finding by the jury of constructive notice. To warrant such a finding, the plaintiffs were required to establish that…