Broome v. Broome, Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas (Case No.: 03-03-2670)
Dec 17, 2004OUTCOME: Verdict for Defendant
Alleged dangerous residential stair condition - Lack of Handrail - Trip and fall downstairs - Effusion Fracture to left ankle (Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas) The plaintiff, a woman in h ... er early to mid 50s, brought this action against her daughter alleging the defendant allowed a dangerous condition to exist in her Philadelphia home. The plaintiff claimed the defendant failed to install a handrail on her basement stairs, causing the plaintiff to fall down the stairs. The defendant (represented by Daniel S. Gross, Esq. of Charles Harad, LLC - Philadelphia) successfully argued and defended this case to verdict by asserting there was a banister available at the location of the plaintiff's fall and that in any event, the plaintif could not have used the handrail because both of her hands were full at the time of the accident. The case was tried under Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 1311.1. Damages were capped at $15,000.00 and medical records were admissible. Pennsylvania Jury Verdict Review and Analysis, Volume 23, Issue 5 (April 2005) page 23
