Dixon v. Robbins

In January, 1924, the plaintiff occupied a room in a building which the defendant owned and maintained. A fire occurred in the building, and the plaintiff sustained personal injuries of some severity while endeavoring to escape from the burning building. The building was not fireproof and was three stories in height. Concededly there were no fire escapes on the outside of the building, and no “ rope or other better appliance to be used as-a fire escape ” had been placed in the room occupied by the plaintiff as a lodging room, as required by section 205 of the General Business Law [Cons. Laws,…