Massey v. Worth

Harrington, J.,

delivering the opinion of the Court:

This case is before us on a demurrer to the plaintiff’s declaration, and the question to be determined is whether it appears from it that he has a cause of action against the defendant.

The first count of the declaration alleges, in substance, that on February 2nd, 1936, the defendant was the owner and occupant of a certain house and lot abutting on a sidewalk in and along a specified public highway; that there was then a natural accumulation of snow on that sidewalk; that the defendant’s driveway, leading from his property to the public…