Burton v. Horn & Hardart Baking Co.

Opinion by Mr.

Jtjsttce Chidsey,

This is an appeal from a decree by the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County refusing to take off a nonsuit in a trespass action for personal injuries.

Plaintiff, a 76 year old woman at the time of the accident, slipped as she was going down the steps leading to the ladies’ room in one of defendant’s restaurants. The accident occurred on November 21, 1949, about 11:20 a.m.

*62The steps were 44 inches wide and after a series of three steps there was a landing and a number of steps leading to the basement and the ladies’ room. These steps had handrails on both…