Rosella v. Paxinos

THE COURT.

The defendant Spiros Paxinos owned and operated a restaurant on the northeast corner of Third and Stevenson streets in San Francisco. He also maintained a stairway leading from the sidewalk on Stevenson street to the basement of the building. This stairway was parallel with the south wall of the building, the entrance thereto being from the west toward Third street. The opening was covered by two iron gratings which were fastened to the sidewalk on the south side of the entrance by means of hinges. When the gratings were raised they were kept upright by means of bars extending…