Goff v. Hickson

This is an action of tort to recover compensation for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff Mary A. Goff as a result of falling on an accumulation of ice on the sidewalk adjoining premises owned and controlled by the defendant. The ice is alleged to have been formed by rain water and melting snow dripping from an improperly constructed overhanging bay window on the defendant’s premises. John F. Goff, the husband of the plaintiff Mary, joins in the action as party plaintiff seeking consequential damages (G. L: [Ter. Ed.] c. 231, § 4A). The action was commenced in…