In a recent decision, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania in Matthews v. Wince, 2017 Pa. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 1388 (April 13), upheld a trial court ruling that dismissed a lawsuit brought by a tenant against her landlord for personal injuries the tenant sustained when she slipped and fell on the front yard of the premises.
In Matthews, the tenant rented a single-story home in Scranton. The home’s front entrance had a porch area with front steps that led to a front lawn. Nevertheless, there was no walkway or railing from the base of the steps of the porch to the sidewalk in the front of the property, the opinion said.
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