Low v. Ford Hopkins Company

Garfikld, J. —

Decedent, 58 years old, the wife of plaintiff-administrator, was a resident of Mt. Vernon, Iowa. On December 8, 1938, she entered defendant’s drugstore and tearoom in Cedar Rapids for the purpose, as plaintiff claims, of inspecting and purchasing certain merchandise. While in the store, she fell down a stairway leading to the basement, where merchandise was stored but not displayed for sale purposes, and where lavatories were situated. As a result of the fall, Mrs. Low received injuries from which she died in a few hours. Plaintiff claims the stairway was maintained in a…