Steiber v. City of Bridgeport

This action was brought to recover damages from the city of Bridgeport and Platt and Company, an abutting owner, for injuries sustained by the plaintiff’s decedent as a result of a fall on a public sidewalk. The decedent fell on a cellar door or hatchway, owned by Platt and Company, which was located on the sidewalk and was alleged to be dangerously slippery when wet. He fell about 10 p.m. on December 23, 1947, during a snowstorm which, had started about 6:10 o’clock that morning and which continued until December 25. The cellar door or hatchway was repaired sometime later, but there was no…