COLE v. LORD


202 A.2d 560 (1964)

Harvey R. COLE v. Winfield C. LORD.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

July 21, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson, by Sumner Bernstein, Portland, for plaintiff.

Mahoney, Thomas, Desmond & Mahoney, by James R. Desmond, Portland, for defendant.

Before WILLIAMSON, C. J., and WEBBER, TAPLEY, SULLIVAN, SIDDALL, and MARDEN, JJ.


SIDDALL, Justice.

This is a complaint seeking damages for personal injuries alleged to have been suffered by the plaintiff when he came in contact with a piece of pipe which was located in the cellar of premises leased by the defendant to the plaintiff. The case was tried solely on the issue of liability.

At the conclusion of the evidence the defendant moved for a directed verdict on the grounds that the plaintiff had not proved negligence on the part of the...

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