SACKS v. PLEASANT

[No. 174, September Term, 1968.]

253 Md. 40 (1969)

251 A.2d 858

SACKS v. PLEASANT

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Decided April 2, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ludd R. Farr, Jr., with whom was Moses J. Cohen on the brief, for appellant.

Melvin J. Sykes, with whom was David Kimmelman on the brief, for appellee.

The cause was argued before HAMMOND, C.J., and MARBURY, BARNES, SINGLEY and SMITH, JJ.


SINGLEY, J., delivered the opinion of the Court.

Mrs. Pleasant, the plaintiff below, brought suit against her landlord, Sacks, to recover damages for injuries sustained when she fell from a defective toilet seat in the apartment which she occupied as a tenant. The jury returned a verdict of $20,000 in her favor, and Sacks has appealed from a judgment in this amount.

Sacks took Mrs. Pleasant's pre-trial deposition and then moved for summary judgment which was...

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