Antibus v. W. T. Grant Co.

On July 28,1936, defendant operated a store in East St. Louis, selling dry goods and clothing, same being conducted-on two levels, a main floor and basement. A stairway, about 7 feet wide and consisting of 19 ordinary steps, led from the first floor to the basement. At the top of the stairway, on the main floor, was a banister or railing around three sides of the stairway, the entrance thereto being from the east. There was freedom of movement all the way around the railing, and the stairway was visible to anyone who might be, in proximity thereto, and the same was well lighted by electricity.