Upham v. Head
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Montgomery district court; Thomas J. Flannelly, judge.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Graves, J.:
The plaintiff in error, W. S. Upham, owned a residence in the city of Coffeyville, which he rented to the defendant in error, Elizabeth Head. Soon after taking possession of the property Mrs. Head requested Upham to repair the covering or platform of the cistern. In compliance with this request Mr. Bled-son was sent by Mr. Upham to the premises with instructions' to “see what was needed and fix them up in good order.” Bledson made the repairs desired. Soon *18afterward Mrs. Head fell through the covering into the cistern and thereby sustained…
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