Mitchell v. Travelers Indemnity Co.

Plaintiff was a domestic servant in the employ of Mr. and Mrs. Marx Pastel, who were tenants in the upper apartment of a "duplex" apartment building owned by Edward J. DeVerges. She alleges that on January 5th, 1942, she sustained serious physical injuries which caused her to suffer a miscarriage when she fell as a result of stepping upon a defective tread of a stairway which led from the apartment to the ground. She charges that Pastel, her employer, is liable to her for the damages she sustained for the reason that he, as her employer, failed to furnish to her a safe place in which to carry…