Kahler v. Marchi

Mr. Presiding Justice O’Connor

delivered the opinion of the court.

Plaintiff brought an action against defendants to recover damages for personal injuries claimed to have been sustained by her when she fell on the stairs of a building owned and operated by defendants, on the ground that defendants were negligent in failing to light the stairs and in failing to have a handrail, as an ordinance of the city required. The case was heard before the court without a jury, there was a finding and judgment in plaintiff’s favor for $350 and defendants appeal.

The record discloses that defendants owned a…