Bostian v. Jewell

— As plaintiff, a tenant in defendant’s apartment house, stepped from the interior hallway door to a common court or patio which led to the street, she slipped upon a patch of ice, fell, and was injured. It is undisputed that the defendant was the owner of the premises and retained possession and control of the hall and passageway where plaintiff was injured. The ice covered an area of about three or four feet in diameter right in front of the door, had not been salted, sanded or cindered, and was very slippery. The involved hall, door and patio were maintained by defendant, and the snow and…