Kreger v. Ladd

William B. Brennan, Jr., J.

Both sides in this negligence action move for summary judgment. The defendants, husband and wife, own a one-family house in Valley Stream. The female plaintiff was a visitor to this home on January 16,1958 at about 3 o’clock in the afternoon. As she was leaving the premises, within the hour, she was caused to fall and sustain injuries. It is her contention that a defective metal stripping on the exit door caused her to catch her foot and that she was thereby precipitated to the floor of the foyer sustaining, among other injuries, a fractured toe.

The defendant…