Gehrman v. Zajac

Plaintiff appeals from the entry of a summary judgment in defendants’ favor in a suit for personal injuries arising from his fall on a piece of ice at defendants’ apartment building. On appeal, he contends: (1) that the trial court erred when it found that there was no genuine issue of material fact presented by his complaint and deposition, and (2) that a lessor should be required to keep the common areas free from natural accumulations of ice and snow.

Plaintiff’s complaint alleged that: defendants owned a certain apartment building; he was a tenant thereof; there was a common entrance way…