MEDIA – A Philadelphia man says an unknown liquid on the premises of the Haverford Community Center caused him to both slip and fall, and become seriously injured.
Saheem A. Purvis of Philadelphia filed suit in the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas on Jan. 12 versus the Township of Haverford in Havertown and John Doe.
“On March 7, 2019, plaintiff, was lawfully inside the Haverford Community Center a/k/a premises, when he was caused to lose his balance, slip, stumble and fall due to an unknown liquid and dip near the bleachers, sustaining serious and permanent injuries,” the suit says.
“On March 7, 2019, and at all times relevant hereto, defendant’s Haverford and/or John Doe, and/or their agents, were responsible and had a duty to maintain, inspect, make sure the premises at the Haverford Community Center were safe and failed to perform said duty and/or performed said duty in a negligent/careless manner.”
The plaintiff alleges that the defendant’s negligence in failing to clear the walkway of any defects and other errors made it possible for his fall to take place.
“As the direct and proximate result of Haverford’s negligence, plaintiff sustained severe and multiple injuries…including, but not limited to: Torn Achilles tendon, muscle spasms, internal injuries of an unknown nature, severe aches, pains, mental anxiety and anguish, severe shock to her entire nervous system, exacerbation of all known and unknown pre-existing medical conditions, if any, and other injuries that will represent a permanent and substantial impairment of plaintiff’s bodily functioning, that substantially impairs plaintiff’s ability to perform his daily life activities, and the full extent of which is not yet known,” according to the lawsuit.
“As a further result of the aforesaid accident, plaintiff has and will probably in the future, be obliged to receive and undergo medical attention, which was or will be reasonable and necessary arising from the aforesaid accident and will otherwise incur various expenditures for the injuries he has suffered.”
For counts of negligence, the plaintiff is seeking damages, jointly and severally, in excess of $50,000 in actual damages, together with costs, counsel fees and such other and further relief as may be just and appropriate under the circumstances, plus a trial by jury.
The plaintiff is represented by Jason E. Fine of J. Fine Law Group, in Philadelphia
The defendants have not yet obtained legal counsel.
Delaware County Court of Common Pleas case CV-2021-000271
From the Pennsylvania Record: Reach Courts Reporter Nicholas Malfitano at nick.malfitano@therecordinc.com