Munroe

This is an action for personal injuries. Judgment was rendered for defendants. Plaintiff has appealed.

On January 17, 1955, and for some years prior thereto, defendant Silver operated The City Drug Company, on Colorado Boulevard, in Pasadena. He did not, however, own the building. The entrance from Colorado Boulevard was through two swinging doors, the westerly of which was kept in a stationary position during the winter season. At approximately 5:40 p. m. on the above date, plaintiff sought to enter the drug store for the purpose of making a purchase. At that moment another person was coming out of the store through the east door. As the door was pushed outward, plaintiff stepped aside to the east until the other person cleared the exit. Then, according to plaintiff, she placed her right hand on the metal plate on the outside of the swinging door and followed the door inward for the purpose of entering the store. The door had considerable momentum because it had been pushed so far outward by the person who had just left. As a consequence, the door moved so fast that plaintiff’s hand lost contact with it. Plaintiff further explained that the swinging door then hit the other door,…