Long v. Russell

Exceptions sustained. Judgment for the defendants. The plaintiff, who lived with his parents, was injured on November 2, 1955, by reason of a fall alleged to have been caused by a defective step on premises (a single family house) which his father had rented from the defendants as a tenant at will. A jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff. The question is whether the judge erred in denying the defendants’ motion for a directed verdict. There was no evidence that the defendants retained control of that part of the premises where the accident occurred. The sole basis for recovery is that the…