Larrison v. Salisbury

Defendant has appealed from a judgment in plaintiff’s favor in an action to recover damages for personal injuries. Defendant conducts a store in the city of Elmira, N. Y. On May 11, 1935, the plaintiff accompanied by her two children was a customer at this store. While standing at the corner of the candy counter examining the merchandise and after having made a purchase she turned to leave the building and her foot went down into an unguarded trap door opening located not more than three inches away from the counter at which she was standing. She was precipitated down the cellar steps and…