Plaintiff Eleanor Fortson was injured when she tripped and fell on an allegedly defective step as she descended a stairway leading from the Penn Station Railroad Terminal to defendant Transit Authority's 34th Street subway station. Signs posted at the top of the stairway indicated that it led to a change booth and a subway entrance. A sign at the bottom of the stairway facing pedestrians approaching the steps read "Exit". The stairway serves no function other than to provide...
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