Tehan v. Freed

Action brought by plaintiff, a customer and invitee of defendants, who were retail dealers in hats, to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by her when she fell at or near two steps in their store, which steps lead to a rear entrance at a lower level than the floor of the store. Negligence of defendants was alleged in that they caused and permitted a dangerous condition to exist at the place of plaintiff’s fall, which constituted a nuisance and trap and a menace to the safety of such of the public as visited the store. Upon a jury trial of the issues a verdict was duly rendered in…