Williams v. Foti

SCHOTT, Judge.

This is a damage suit by plaintiff, Isaac S. Williams, Jr., against the criminal sheriff and two of his employees1 for injuries plaintiff sustained when he slipped and fell in the House of Detention where he was incarcerated. From a judgment dismissing his suit plaintiff has appealed, contending that the trial court erred manifestly in assessing the facts of the case.

Plaintiff had taken a shower in the prison and upon stepping into the hall leading back to his cell he slipped and fell. From the outset of the case he has consistently maintained that the floor of the hall had been…