Shaller v. J. & J. Realty Co.

The infant plaintiff — a boy upwards of thirteen years of age — was injured when opening one of a set of double doors at the entrance to an apartment house where he resided, and which was owned by defendant. The door on his right was stationary. The door on his left was equipped with a spring, which made it difficult to open ’ and caused it to shut when released. This defective condition existed for three months and defendant had notice of it. Plaintiff grasped the knob of the door with his left hand and opened it about six inches and then grasped the edge of the door with his right hand. The…