Proal v. Camaan

The evidence warranted a finding that the stairs on which the plaintiff was injured were reasonably necessary for the convenient occupancy of the Camaan block and that the tenants used them “for supplies or anything that would naturally come in and out of the back door.” The plaintiff’s employer ran a small restaurant. Just before the accident he had sent the plaintiff to purchase some supplies needed in the kitchen of the restaurant, and the plaintiff was returning by “the most direct route into the kitchen” when she fell. The defendant himself testified that he owned and maintained the…