Reardon v. Meehan

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Jones,

This is an appeal from a judgment entered upon a verdict in a trespass action in favor of John F. Rear-don (Reardon), and against Vincent Meehan and Mary Meehan, his wife (Meehans), in Court of Common Pleas No. 7 of Philadelphia County.

On October 31, 1959, Reardon, while delivering a case of beer to Meehans’ home in Philadelphia, allegedly tripped on a fibre rug lying on the cement floor of the basement of that home as a result of which he fell and struck his eye causing serious physical injuries. In his complaint, Reardon alleged, inter alia, that his fall was due…