Stanwood v. Clancey
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On exceptions by plaintiff. Action on the case to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff caused by the alleged negligence of the defendants in leaving open or unguarded the door to an elevator in the defendants’ building in Portland, and into which the plaintiff stepped and fell. Plea, the general issue. At the conclusion of the evidence for the plaintiff, the presiding Justice ordered a non-suit and the plaintiff excepted.
Read the full summary
On exceptions by plaintiff. Action on the case to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff caused by the alleged negligence of the defendants in leaving open or unguarded the door to an elevator in the defendants’ building in Portland, and into which the plaintiff stepped and fell. Plea, the general issue. At the conclusion of the evidence for the plaintiff, the presiding Justice ordered a non-suit and the plaintiff excepted. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtSavage, J.
Case to recover for personal injuries caused by the defendants’ alleged negligence in leaving open or unguarded the door to an elevator into which the plaintiff stepped and fell. At the conclusion of the evidence for the plaintiff, a nonsuit was directed, and the plaintiff excepted.
The facts shown, taken most favorably for the plaintiff, are these. The defendants were the owners of an office building on Exchange Street in Portland, which was occupied by their tenants. On the ground floor were two insurance offices, and the second and third floor rooms were mostly lawyers’ offices. Between the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Plummer v. DillMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1892
- Reardon v. ThompsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1889
- Moffatt v. KennyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1899
- McCarvell v. SawyerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1899
- Humphreys v. Portsmouth Trust & Guarantee Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1903
3Cited by15 opinions
- Fuller v. Louis Steyerman & Sons Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1933
- Jones v. Asa G. Candler Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1918
- De Honey v. HardingCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1924
- Konick v. ChampneysWashington Supreme Court · 1919
- Lewis v. MainsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1954
10 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.