Saari v. S. S. Kresge Co.

Magney, Commissioner.

Plaintiff appeals from an order granting judgment notwithstanding the verdict.

Defendant, S. S. Kresge Company, operates a large store in the city of Minneapolis. On January 16, 1956, plaintiff, Sandra Saari, was its customer. As she was proceeding down the stairway leading from the main floor to the basement, she fell and was injured. She claims that negligence on the part of defendant was the cause of her fall.

From a landing near the lower part of the main stairway a 3-step stairway leads off to the right to the basement floor, the landing being considered the first…