Slip and Fall at Vacant Lot • Failure to Identify Exact Location, Owner
White v. Seherlis, PICS Case No. 16-1068 (C.P. Philadelphia July 8, 2016) Sarmina, J. (12 pages).
Plaintiff in a slip-and-fall injury case failed to precisely designate the exact location where she slipped and fell on an icy, unshoveled sidewalk. At trial, she gave slightly conflicting testimony as to the exact location, which raised questions for the jury as to whether the location was on defendants’ property or that of someone else. The jury found defendants negligent in general but plaintiff failing to meet her burden of proving the location. The court recommended its findings be upheld.
