Yarkosky v. the Caldwell Store, Inc.

Opinion by

Hirt, J.,

Defendant, The Caldwell Store Inc., operates a department store on South Main Street in the City of Washington, in this State. It is the largest store for the sale of general merchandise in that city. The additional defendants are the owners of the premises. In the conduct of its business the Caldwell corporation has occupied the entire building continuously since 1923 under leases with the owners. The present lease was entered into in 1927. The entrance to the store is at the end of a recessed area referred to as a vestibule or lobby extending into the building from the…