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- Title: Clewell v. Pummer
- Author : Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
- Release Date : January 26, 1957
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 65 KB
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Plaintiffs brought an action of trespass against the owners of a country inn. While descending from their relatives apartment on the third floor of the inn, at about 1:30 a.m. on June 3, 1951, plaintiffs opened a door on the second floor, believing they were on the first floor, and stepped out onto a sloping roof from which they fell to the ground, sustaining serious injuries. Plaintiffs recovered verdicts totaling $33,700. Defendants moved for judgment non obstante veredicto and for a new trial. The lower Court entered a judgment n.o.v. for the defendants upon the two-fold ground that plaintiffs had failed to prove negligence and that they were guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law. The negligence alleged by plaintiffs was that the defendants had a second floor doorway in such a position that it could be mistaken for a ground floor exit, without having such door locked and without having any warning sign. The lower Court having entered a judgment n.o.v., did not pass on defendants motion for a new trial.