$305,000
Victoria de Toledo, in the trial of Anna Sackman v. City of Stamford, represented an elderly woman in a trip and fall as a result of a broken and uneven public sidewalk at the Stamford Railroad Station. Liability was governed by the rule of “sole proximate cause.” Accordingly, it was necessary for the plaintiff to prove not only that the sidewalk was defective but also that the plaintiff, age 86, was free from comparative negligence. Mrs. Sackman sustained a comminuted fracture-dislocation of the right shoulder (humerus), a displaced fracture of her nose, and multiple contusions and abrasions. She underwent a right shoulder hemiarthroplasty the day after the accident.
