ADAMS v. J.C. PENNEY CO.


411 Pa. 653 (1963)

Adams, Appellant, v. J.C. Penney Company.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

July 2, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David E. Cohen, with him Thomas J. Kalman, for appellant.

Daniel W. MacDonald, Jr., for appellee.

Before BELL, C.J., MUSMANNO, JONES, COHEN, EAGEN, O'BRIEN and ROBERTS, JJ.


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE ROBERTS, July 2, 1963:

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...

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