Kobylinski v. Hipps

DEL SOLE, Judge:

On the evening of November 26, 1979, Plaintiff’s Decedent had been visiting a residence, owned by Appellant-Schmidt, who had leased it to Appellee-Hipps. Decedent, along with his family, was on the premises because Decedent’s son had lacerated a finger and wanted Appellee, a physician, to examine the injury. Appellee was Decedent’s son’s father-in-law. Decedent accompanied Appellee and Decedent’s son to Appellee’s residence, Decedent stepped out of the automobile which had stopped adjacent to an unguarded exterior stairwell attached to the home, and plunged to his death. The…