Section 13.81 Steps

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G. (§13.81) Steps

Over the years, several actions have been brought in which the alleged defect was the stairs themselves, because of either their location or the material out of which they were constructed.

In Schneider v. Union Electric Co., 805 S.W.2d 222, 227–28 (Mo. App. W.D. 1991), the court held that a jury issue was presented as to whether the defendant was negligent in providing a stationary ladder, rather than a stairway, between two levels of a building; security guards were required to travel...