NICKERSON v. LACONIA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION

No. 3982.

96 N.H. 482 (1951)

RICHARD NICKERSON v. LACONIA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION.

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

March 6, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sulloway, Piper, Jones, Hollis & Godfrey (Mr. Irving H. Soden orally), for the plaintiff.

Nighswander & Lord (Mr. Hugh H. Bownes orally), for the defendant.


BLANDIN, J.

The main questions are first, was the defendant association negligent in maintaining a known dangerous condition without warning the plaintiff, and second was the plaintiff justifiably ignorant of it. In our opinion the answer to both of these questions is yes.

The plaintiff's expert testified that wooden plugs, due to moisture and compression from the pressure of the screw within and of the wall without...

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