Madrazo v. Michaels

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE LEIGHTON

delivered the opinion of the court:

This was a suit to recover damages for personal injuries which plaintiff sustained when she fell on a stairway in defendants’ home. The parties agree concerning the facts which give rise to the issue in this appeal.

Defendants Benjamin and Paula Michaels are husband and wife, and at the time in question were parents of two children, three and six years old. Plaintiff is Paula’s aunt. Early in 1962, she was a seamstress and lived in New Jersey. In March 1962, defendants planned to move from one house to another in Skokie,…