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LAIRD v. T.W. MATHER, INC.

Docket No. L.A. 25048.

51 Cal.2d 210 (1958)

331 P.2d 617

ELLA S. LAIRD, Respondent, v. T.W. MATHER, INC. (a Corporation), Appellant.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

November 14, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Moss, Lyon & Dunn, Sidney A. Moss and Henry F. Walker for Appellant.

Adams, Duque & Hazeltine and James S. Cline for Respondent.

TRAYNOR, J.

While descending the stairway to the basement of defendant's store, plaintiff, a 79-year-old woman whose health and eyesight were good, fell on the bottom step and suffered a broken hip. A photograph of the stairway taken from the basement (defendant's Exhibit B, reproduced on next page) shows the stairway as it was on the day of the accident except that in addition to the handrails there was a rail on each side of the stairwell on the wings where the...

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