Entler v. Hamilton

The plaintiff employee was injured when she fell through an open trap door on her defendant employer’s premises. She tried her action for damages before the court sitting without a jury and the court found for the defendant. Plaintiff appeals.

The defendant Hemp, Inc., owned and operatéd apartments. Plaintiff managed the apartments for Hemp. One night the plaintiff was attempting to guide a fuel oil deliveryman through the basement of the apartment building. When she reached for the light cord to turn on the light she fell through an open *67trap door leading to a subbasement. The opening had a…