Jury Clears Defendants in Connecticut Slip-and-Fall Case
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Case Background
Donald Stearns, a resident of Branford, Connecticut, owned a condominium unit at The Greens complex on Peddlers Drive. On the evening of January 18, 2020, snow covered the common parking lot. Stearns walked across it without incident to a grassy area to let his dog relieve itself. Minutes later, a snow plough passed and cleared the lot but left no sand, salt, or other anti-slip material.
When Stearns stepped back onto the lot with his dog, he slipped on what he claimed was a slick, icy surface and fell. He alleged that the fall caused severe spinal and rib injuries, leading to long-term pain, loss of mobility, and emotional distress.
Cause that led to the legal dispute
Stearns claimed the snow ploughing had created a hazardous condition by exposing a slippery surface without treating it. He accused the condominium association, its property manager, and the snow removal contractor of failing to make the area safe or to warn residents.
Injury
Stearns’s injuries included multiple thoracic spine fractures, disruption of s
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