$47,500
Premises Liability
Man suffers fall in rental property and receives $47,500 for injuries: A 54-year-old male who lived on the second floor of his apartment house in Tiverton, Rhode Island, fell as a result of inadequate lighting and the stairway missing a railing at the bottom. The difficulty with the case was that he had lived there in excess of one year. He suffered elbow injuries and his case was settled for $47,500