Arshack v. Carl M. Freeman Associates Inc.

Danny Arshack cut his foot on a piece of glass. The appellant (Mrs. Arshack), for herself and as Danny’s mother and next friend, sued the appellee (Freeman). The trial judge, Jos. Mathias, J., at the close of the whole case, directed a verdict in favor of Freeman and in so doing, says Mrs. Arshack, he fell into reversible error. He may have teetered but we do not think he fell.

Americana Park is a cluster of 20 seven-story apartment buildings erected by Freeman on a 54 acre tract in Prince George’s County. In July 1967 Mrs. Arshack, her daughter and 11 year old son, Danny, occupied apartment…