A woman who allegedly fell down poorly maintained steps outside the building where she lived cannot proceed with her claims against her deceased landlord’s estate, a Pennsylvania Superior Court panel has ruled, finding that her claims are barred under the Dead Man’s Act.

On Wednesday, a three-judge Superior Court panel determined that the plaintiff in the case Jones v. Plumer would not be able to testify in the case because her landlord, who allegedly neglected to properly maintain the stairs, died before he could provide counter testimony. Without the plaintiff being able to testify, there was not enough causation evidence to allow the case to proceed past summary judgement, the court held.

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