Harrington v. Metropolitan Transit Authority

The declaration in this action of tort contains two counts. In one count, Patricia Harrington, a minor, alleges that on November 2,1957, she fell on a defective stairway in a snbway station controlled and operated by the defendant; in the other count, her father seeks to recover consequential damages. Verdicts were returned for each plaintiff.

The sole question relates to a ruling on evidence which arose in these circumstances. As a result of a motion made by the defendant the plaintiffs were ordered to specify, among other things, what the defective condition on the stairway was. The…