Stone v. Johnson

The plaintiff is a practical nurse. Her evidence tended to show that on October 31, 1932, she was employed to care for the defendant’s husband who was then very ill. When she reported for duty at seven o’clock in the evening she was met at the street door by both the defendant and her daughter and she was at once taken to an upstairs sitting room where she was served with a light lunch. The plaintiff testified that as she went over the stairs the defendant told her that the stairs were dangerous and cautioned her to be careful if she should have occasion to use them. She also testified that…