Adams v. J. C. Penney Co.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Roberts,

Katharine Adams, appellant, filed a complaint in trespass against J. C. Penney Company, appellee, to recover damages for personal injuries sustained when she fell while descending a stairway from the first floor to the basement of defendant’s premises located on Main Street in the City of Uniontown. On December 16, 1955, plaintiff, a widow 77 years of age, was shopping in defendant’s department store when the accident occurred. At the conclusion of the testimony, defendant’s motion for a directed verdict was sustained, and *655plaintiff’s motion for a new trial, was…