Shell v. Sirois

This is an action in tort to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff Mary S. Shell in a fall on a public sidewalk in front of 8 Second Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts.3 Shell alleged that she slipped and fell upon an unnatural accumulation of ice and snow which resulted from the negligence of defendant Harry G. Sirois, the owner of the property at 8 Second Street which abuts the public sidewalk.4

The report indicates that there was a snowstorm on Tuesday, November 18, 1986 which continued through Wednesday, November 19,1986. As Mary Shell was proceeding to work the next…