Pelton v. Schmidt

The plaintiff, a teamster, after having-delivered some merchandise at the back door of defendants’ store, started towards the desk near the middle of the room to get a receipt, and was injured by falling through a trapdoor into the cellar. The floor drawing on next page will explain the situation of the premises. . .

As appears from the drawing, the trap, when not in use, 'was covered by double doors, a hole being left to permit the doors to shut around the pulley rope which was suspended there. This pulley was used to raise and lower articles from and into the cellar below, and usually hung…