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In Schmidt v. Langer, 336 Ill. App. 158, 83 N.E.2d 34 (1948), also cited by the majority, the basis of the decision was that there was no evidence of negligence; and the plaintiff there was a social guest of the defendant apartment owner.
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Gen. No. 44,507. (Abstract of Decision.)
Opinion filed December 15, 1948 Released for publication January 5, 1949
NEGLIGENCE, § 24 — injuries to "licensee" resulting from fall down stairway. Where plaintiff, whose husband went to defendants' apartment building at their request to repair a boiler, accompanied husband for a social visit with defendants, and there was no evidence that stairway into basement of building was dangerously constructed or that construction thereof was proximate cause of accident or that defendants were responsible for icy condition of concrete sidewalk leading to stairway, which was clear and dry, plaintiff was a "licensee" and could not recover from defendants for injuries sustained by falling down stairway after slipping on icy and unlighted sidewalk.
See Callaghan's Illinois Digest, same topic and section number.
Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. JOSEPH A. GRABER, Judge, presiding.
Judgment affirmed. Heard in the third division, first district, this court at the October term, 1948.
Errett O. Graham, for appellant;
Lawrence W. Harris, of counsel;
Burt A. Crowe, for appellees;
Carl E. Abrahamson, of counsel.
Not to be published in full. Opinion filed December 15, 1948; released for publication January 5, 1949.