Bender v. Nalee, Inc.

Mrs. Marian Bender, the appellant here and plaintiff below, had for more than 20 years visited the Pimlico Hotel, a restaurant owned and operated by Nalee, Inc., “practically every day” during the spring and fall rac ing seasons at Pimlico. On some occasions she would use the Park Heights Avenue entrance, at other times the Hayward Avenue entrance, both of which were nearly identical. On a Saturday afternoon in December of 1965, as she was leaving the restaurant by the Hayward Avenue entrance, she tripped on a perforated rubber mat placed at the top of seven stone steps leading to the…