Gulycz v. Stop & Shop Companies

The plaintiff appeals from the judgment of dismissal rendered during a trial to the court for failure of the plaintiff to make out a prima facie case.1 The plaintiff brought the underlying action to recover damages for leg injuries he sustained on January 30,1989, when his trousers were caught on a protruding hinge and screw on a shelf at the end of a check-out aisle at the defendant’s store in New Britain. Following the plaintiff’s testimony and the introduction of medical reports pursuant to General Statutes § 52-174, the plaintiff rested. The defendant then moved to dismiss the action on…