Stanford v. Bailey Incorporated

VALLÉE, J.

Appeal by plaintiff from an adverse judgment entered on a jury verdict in an action for damages for personal injuries.

Defendant Lyon was the owner and lessor of a building in Pasadena. Defendant Bailey was the lessee of the building and operated a café or restaurant therein. The entrance doorway to the café was set back 43 inches from the sidewalk paralleling the front of the building. A concrete ramp extended from the sidewalk to the entrance door. The ramp was constructed of nonroughened concrete and had no nonslip material on it. The ramp was in a recess, i. e., there were walls…