Massor v. Yates

This is an action in tort for personal injuries. Plaintiff, an elderly woman, was a tenant in an apartment house owned and operated by defendants in the city of Portland. On January 30, 1929, about 9:30 in the morning, she was severly injured by falling on steps covered with snow and ice. These steps were used by the various tenants as a common entrance to the apartment house. Verdict and judgment were had for plaintiff in the sum of $2,500. Defendants appeal.

The denial of the motions for nonsuit and directed verdict presents the questions as to the liability of a landlord to a tenant who is…