Whelihan v. Markowski

One night about two months after moving into her apartment, the plaintiff went to lock the rear door to her unit. Because the door tended to stick, it had to be lifted *210"and pushed before it would close tightly. To force the door shut so that it could be locked, the plaintiff grasped the doorknob with her left hand and pushed against the door with her right hand. A major portion of the upper half of the door contained a glass panel. Although she was trying to push against the wood above the doorknob, her hand pressed against the glass. The glass shattered, and the plaintiffs arm went through…