Savarese v. Fleckenstein

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Lloyd, J.

The plaintiff below instituted an action to recover damages for personal injuries occasioned by a fall on the sidewalk in front of the premises of the defendants, and obtained judgment therein in the District Court. The defendants appeal assigning, among others, as grounds for reversal, that there should have been a nonsuit or a verdict directed in their favor.

The alleged claim is based on the following proofs:

The defendants had contracted with an oil burner company for the installation of an oil burner in their premises and the contract of…