Kroll v. Katz

Plaintiff brought this action in August, 1959, to recover for injuries sustained by him on August 4, 1958. He was instructed by his employer to go to a house on West Hancock street in the city of Detroit to make plumbing repairs, which had been requested by defendant. On arrival at the vacant house, plaintiff noticed water running over the bathroom floor. While going to the basement to turn off the water, one of the wooden steps leading to the basement cracked under him. Plaintiff lost his balance and, in attempting to regain it, he lunged toward the bottom step. The bottom step was missing.…