Lucier v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America

In this action of tort for personal injuries sustained as a result of a fall *66on an escalator in the Prudential Building in Boston, there was a finding for the plaintiff. The declaration alleged that the defendant was in possession and control of the Prudential Building while the plaintiff was an invitee there, and that the plaintiff was injured by reason of the negligence of the defendant, its agents or servants. The answer contained a general denial and the further defenses of contributory negligence and assumption of risk. The case is here on the defendant’s claim that it was aggrieved by…