LEASON v. BOSTON HOUSING AUTHORITY


352 Mass. 468 (1967)

225 N.E.2d 916

MARIE LEASON vs. BOSTON HOUSING AUTHORITY.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

April 28, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sturtevant Burr (Charles J. Humphreys with him) for the defendant.

Benjamin F. Forde, Jr., for the plaintiff.

Present: WILKINS, C.J., WHITTEMORE, CUTTER, SPIEGEL, & REARDON, JJ.


SPIEGEL, J.

This is an action of tort to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff when she allegedly fell over a berm on property owned by the defendant. The action was referred to an auditor who found for the plaintiff in the sum of $4,000. Thereafter, the case was tried to a jury and the only evidence introduced was the auditor's report which was read to the jury and marked as an exhibit. The plaintiff filed a motion for a directed "verdict...

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