Harold'S Shoes, Inc. v. Palosky

In this action of tort the plaintiff seeks to recover for damage to personal property kept in the basement of its shoe store numbered 39-41 Leonard Street, Belmont, allegedly caused by the negligence of the defendant in opening a plug in a drain pipe in the basement.

There was evidence that a repair crew employed by the town entered the basement of the store in order to drain off water from street pipes that had become blocked up outside the premises, that while they were working in the basement the defendant, a licensed plumber, *174came to them and requested their help to unblock a drain pipe at…