Cobb v. Rutland Savings Bank

The defendant owned a house located in the City of Rutland which contained two separate apartments which it rented. One, referred to as the downstairs apartment was occupied by Peter Carter, his wife and daughter. The so called upstairs apartment was occupied by Mary Beashau, her mother and brothers. In the early evening of January 16, 1941, the plaintiff made a social call on Mrs. Carter. The plaintiff left the apartment by its side door and while descending the steps which led to the walk that ran along the side of the house, she slipped on some ice that had formed on one of the steps and…