Adams v. J. C. Penney Co.

411 Pa. 653 (1963)

Adams, Appellant,

v.

J.C. Penney Company.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued March 25, 1963.

July 2, 1963.

Before BELL, C.J., MUSMANNO, JONES, COHEN, EAGEN, O'BRIEN and ROBERTS, JJ.

David E. Cohen, with him Thomas J. Kalman, for appellant.

Daniel W. MacDonald, Jr., for appellee.

OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE ROBERTS, July 2, 1963:

Katharine Adams, appellant, filed a complaint in trespass against J.C. Penney Company, appellee, to recover damages for personal injuries sustained when she fell while descending a stairway from the first floor to the basement of defendant's premises located on…