Czmut v. Ford

This is an action of tort for injuries sustained from a fall while leaving the defendant’s premises. The defendant answered by way of a general denial, contributory negligence and assumption of risk.

There was evidence at the trial that the plaintiff accompanied her parents to the defendant’s husband’s office for a dental appointment; that while leaving the building and descending the stairs, the plaintiff slipped on a plastic bag approximately three feet by four feet, which was practically covered with leaves.

The plaintiff’s parents testified that the plaintiff let go of her father’s hand,…