Weitz v. Baurkot

WIEAND, Judge:

Appellants contend that the trial court erred in granting a compulsory nonsuit on the grounds that Selma Weitz had been contributorily negligent as a matter of law. We agree and reverse.

In June, 1974, Mrs. Weitz was employed by the Northampton County Board of Assistance in office space leased from R. B. Drake Building Realty Corporation at 201 Riverside Drive, Easton. The floor of the office contained a number of holes, one of which was approximately three feet from Mrs. Weitz’s desk. The Board’s employees had complained frequently about the condition of the floor during the two…