Garris v. Gloss

This is a civil action in which the plaintiff seeks to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by him, on certain premises owned, by the defendant, as a result of the latter’s alleged .negligence in allowing snow and ice to accumulate on the rear walk approaching the back steps, and on the back steps entering the rear of the dwell-: ing, a common passageway for tenants and persons lawfully upon the premises. The case was heard before a justice of the Superior Court sitting with a jury. After the plaintiff closed his case on the question of liability, the defendant moved for a directed…