Jacob v. Philadelphia

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Barnes,

On December 19, 1934, the plaintiff slipped and fell while leaving a restaurant at No. Ill North 18th Street, Philadelphia. The entrance thereto is reached by four stone steps leading from the sidewalk. Slightly to the north of the steps, extending outside the building line, but not beyond the steps, were iron cellar doors or covers, at the entrance into the basement.

It appears from the record that it was a cold morning and ice was upon the pavement and the steps; that plaintiff, according to his daily practice, entered the restaurant for breakfast about eight…