Abt v. Leeds & Lippincott Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Trenchard, J.

Thie plaintiff-appellant, Ernestine M. Abt, a guest at a hotel of the defendant, slipped while descending the stairs leading from the second floor to the main lobby. She brought this action to recover for injuries suffered in the fall. At the conclusion of the plaintiff’s ease the trial judge granted a nonsuit, and from the judgment entered thereon the plaintiff appeals.

We think the nonsuit was right.

In respect to stairways designed for the use of guests, the duty of the hotel-keeper is to use reasonable care to keep such stairways safe…