Houston v. Republican Athletic Ass'n

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Pattebson,

Mary C. Houston, appellant, instituted this action in trespass to recover damages for the death of her husband, Cornelius M. Houston, who fell and was fatally injured on January 8,1938, at about 4:30 a.m., as he was descending the stairway leading to the first floor from a club room occupied by the Republican Athletic Association, under a sub-lease, on the second floor of a three story building located at 242 Diamond Street, Pittsburgh. According to appellant’s theory, the deceased’s fall, which was unwitnessed by any person, was caused by a splinter or sliver…