Case Mcnabb V. Bay Village Club Condominium Assoc

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In the case McNabb v. Bay Village Club Condominium Assoc. The plaintiff argues that there was hydraulic oil outside the elevator doors that he did not see. After he fell he saw that the oil was seeping from under the door of a machine next to the elevator. The puddle of oil was about four or five feet wide . Two witnesses said they saw the oil there, and one of the witnesses reported it to the maintenance man. Another witness didn’t notice any footprints in the oil. Lastly the elevator was inspected three days before the incident. The defendant argued back that there was no evidence as to how long the oil had been in the hallway. “The plaintiff a complaint for injuries he allegedly sustained when he slipped and fell. The tort in this case

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