Wisniewski v. Chestnut Hill Hospital

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Bell,

Plaintiffs sued the defendant doctor and the Chestnut Hill Hospital for injuries sustained by plaintiff-wife when she fell at or near the top of a stairway of the hospital about 9 o’clock p.m. on December 7, 1954.. She was pregnant and expected her baby in two weeks. She left Dr. Zakreski’s office, which was well lighted, walked about ten feet to the stairs, which she had traversed several times recently. There were a number of lights on the stairway, but the stairway was dim. She testified that she started down the stairway on the left side, which had a handrail;…