Bartholomew v. Catania

The plaintiff, an ambulance driver, brought this action to recover damages for personal injuries resulting from a fall alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendants Salvatore and Ruth Catania and Joseph P. Presta, the tenants and landlord, respectively, of a single-family dwelling. The plaintiff alleged in his complaint that the occurrence and his resultant injuries were caused by the slippery, dangerous and defective condition of the surface of a private flagstone sidewalk leading from the side entrance of the premises. At the conclusion of the case, the defendants rested…