Partipilo v. DiMaria

Plaintiff Marie Partipilo appeals from an order of the circuit court entering summary judgment in favor of defendants John DiMaria and Dominick Braceo.

In 1983, plaintiff was injured in a fall in defendants’ home. Plaintiff, a friend of defendants, had been invited to their home for dinner. After dinner, as plaintiff was searching for a bathroom, she fell down a flight of stairs leading to the basement.

Plaintiff filed suit against defendants alleging she was caused to fall down the stairs after she became frightened by defendants’ German shepherd dog. In count I of her complaint, plaintiff…