Gillen v. Martini

This is a slip and fall case. Plaintiff, Arlene Gillen, brought this action claiming that defendants, James and Ann Martini, were negligent in failing to remove a natural accumulation of ice and snow from the private walkway to their home, and that such negligence was a proximate cause of plaintiff’s fall and ensuing injuries. At the nonjury trial, defendants cross-examined plaintiff’s witnesses, but offered no proofs and rested their case on a motion for directed verdict. They appeal as of right from the judgment entered for plaintiff.

Plaintiff is an antique dealer. She went to defendants’…