Douglass v. 95 Pearl Street Corporation

This is a negligence action wherein Lucy A. Douglass, hereinafter referred to as the plaintiff, seeks to recover damages for injuries sustained as the result of a fall down a staircase in a building owned by the defendant and leased to the United States of America for occupancy by the Veterans Administration, the plaintiff’s employer. In a second count, the plaintiff’s husband seeks recovery for medical expenses which he was obliged to pay as a result of the plaintiff’s injuries. The defendant filed a special defense alleging contributory negligence on the part of the plaintiff.

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