Wilson v. Boston Redevelopment Authority

This is an action in tort brought by the plaintiff to recover for personal injuries sustained by him when he fell into an elevator shaft after the grate or screen positioned over the shaft gave way. The premises were owned by the Boston Redevelopment Authority (B. R. A.). The declaration was in three counts: the first count was against the B.R. A.; the second count was against the defendant Sam Shore as tenant, in part, of the premises in question; the third count named Alan I. Shore as a defendant.

The jury returned verdicts for the defendants B. R. A. and Sam Shore on counts 1 and 2.…