Batson v. City Laundry Co.

BbogdeN, J.(1) What duty does an employer owe an employee with reference to steps or stairways used by employees in the due and proper discharge of their duties?(2) Does the evidence warrant a judgment of nonsuit upon the ground of contributory negligence?

The construction and maintenance of steps, stairways and platforms, constituting a part of the permanent ways and appliances furnished by an employer to an employee, require the same degree of care upon the part of such employer; that is to say, that the employer must exercise ordinary care in providing reasonably safe ways and appliances…