Harris v. Joffe

28 Cal.2d 418 (1946)

SOPHYE HARRIS, Respondent,

v.

ROSAMOND JOFFE, Appellant.

L. A. No. 19554.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

June 25, 1946.

C. A. Pinkham for Appellant.

Samuel De Groot for Respondent.

EDMONDS, J.

Sophye Harris slipped and fell while walking through the entrance way to the apartment house in which she was a tenant. The appeal from the judgment in her favor presents for decision questions concerning the respective duties of the parties in connection with the maintenance and use of that part of the building.

The facts are undisputed. At the time of the accident, Mrs. Harris was…