Kern v. Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company

Between three and four o’clock on the afternoon of the 17th of May, 1919, the plaintiff went to a store kept by the defendant, located on Westchester avenue in The Bronx, New York city, for the purpose of making certain purchases. After making the purchases she started to leave the store and in doing so, she slipped or stumbled over the door sill of the door opening to the street. She testified, “ As I was going out, I tripped over the saddle or whatever you call it, and I fell down the incline of the steps. Q. Where was the saddle at the door? A. Right at the edge. Q. The edge of what? A. Of…