Ferrara v. Carlisle Hardware Co.

This is an action of tort for injuries sustained by the plaintiff as the result of a fall in the defendant’s store, alleged to have been caused by the defective condition of a floor therein. The action was tried to a jury who returned a verdict for the defendant. Both parties claimed exceptions. A consolidated bill of exceptions was allowed by the judge but through inadvertence the parties failed to perfect their exceptions. At the request of the parties and to preserve their rights the judge reported the case, incorporating in the report the consolidated bill of exceptions. G. L. (Ter. Ed.)…