Downing v. Merchants National Bank of Greene
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Butter District Court. — C. H. Kelley, Judge. Action for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff in falling down a stairway in the defendant’s bank building. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff. Defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtFaville, J.
contributory ’ _ ure to apprehend The appellant is the owner of a bank building in Greene, Iowa. The building faces to the south, and is located immediately adjacent to a sidewalk. In the front of the building is a vestibule, containing two doors. One door on the north side of the vestibule opens into the lobbjr of the bank. On the east of the vestibule is also a door, which opens into a stairway leading to the basement. The exterior of the building, showing this vestibule and the doors, is shown in the following photograph:
*1252The stairway in question starts immediately from the threshold of the…
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- McRickard v. . FlintNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
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