Union Bank & Trust Co. v. Hattie Carnegie, Inc.

Defendant, Hattie Carnegie, Inc., appeals from a judgment in favor of plaintiff’s testate, Emily G. Siegman, for personal injuries, and her husband, Sidney B. Siegman, for loss of services. Both decedents died during pendency of the action from causes unrelated to the accident.

Decedent was injured in defendant’s premises while descending a short flight of steps which consisted of five carpeted steps leading from the main salon to a narrow walled corridor at the *200end of which was the fitting room. The steps were not uniform in width. The two top steps, which bordered on the corridor, were six…