Stuart v. Merloni

According to the complaint, on September 10, 2000, the plaintiff, Jean Stuart (“Stuart"), was the guest of a tenant in an apartment unit at 69 Union Street in Marlborough owned by the defendant Dominic Merloni (“Merloni”). That day, she was injured when she struck her head on the doorway header at the bottom of a stairway connecting the second and third floors of the apartment unit. Stuart alleges that the construction and condition of the doorway header was defective, unsafe, and in violation of the State Building Code. She has brought claims in this action against Merloni alleging…