Romano v. Middlesex Construction Co.

This is an action of tort to recover damages for personal injuries. The facts as found by the Court are as follows: The defendant is a contractor employed by the town of Mansfield to construct a section of sewer system. In the performance of its contract, the defendant had opened a section of trench in about the center of the street which passes the plaintiff’s residence and place of business. This trench was about ten feet deep and four feet wide. The dirt from the excavation was piled on the surface of the street beside the trench. At intervals a space was left in the pile of dirt and a…