Vitelli v. City of Chester

SURRICK, ].,

— This is an action in trespass by plaintiff, Patricia Vitelli, against defendant, City of Chester, to recover damages for personal injuries resulting from a slip and fall on a street in *544the defendant city on January 19, 1982.1 Plaintiff alleges that defendant was negligent in its failure to properly maintain the streets by allowing ruts and ridges of ice and snow to accumulate on the street, creating a dangerous condition which caused her fah.

On January 11, 1986, the case was called for trial by jury. On January 12, 1986, at the conclusion of plaintiffs case, defendant made a…