Duffy v. United States

OPINION AND ORDER

WILLIAM C. CONNER, Senior District Judge.

This is an action brought by plaintiffs, Noreene L. Duffy (“Mrs.Duffy”) and her husband, James F. Duffy (“Mr.Duffy”), stemming from Mrs. Duffy’s trip-and-fall at a United States post office. Plaintiffs sue defendants Irwin Berliner and Dean P. Vlassis (“the landlords”), the owners and lessors of the property, as well as- the United States, the lessee of the property. Plaintiffs allege that a defect in the sidewalk caused Mrs. Duffy to trip and fracture her left elbow. They claim that these injuries were caused by the negligence of…