Grayson v. Irvmar Realty Corp.

The plaintiff, a young woman, sustained injuries as the result of a fall while walking along the sidewalk underneath a sidewalk shed which had been constructed alongside a building being erected by the defendant Irvmar Realty (-orp., as owner and general contractor. The jury found a verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of $50,000.

The proof at the trial justified a finding that plaintiff suffered a fracture of the left fibula approximately one inch above the lateral malleolus, with tearing of the ligament which supports the ankle joint. The plaintiff claimed that as a result of this…