Miller v. Noyes

The action is in negligence against a landlord to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been suffered by the plaintiff wife when she slipped and fell upon a stoop voluntarily repaired and reconstructed by the landlord at the premises where she resided, and by her husband for loss of consortium, etc. The claimed defect is in the pitch or slope of the floor of the porch. It is admitted that both plaintiffs knew of the alleged defective condition for some months prior to the accident. There is no claim that any false representations were made or relied on by the plaintiffs. No…