Howell v. Estes

Gaines, Associate Justice.

Daniel Howell, being the owner of certain contiguous business lots in the city of McKinney, constructed upon two of them two brick buildings, each two stories in height, with a common or party wall between them. The lower story in each building was designed and used as a mercantile store house. In the upper stories offices were constructed which were leased to professional men.' The upper rooms of the two buildings were reached by a stairway which was attached to the partition wall and opened upon the street or public square in front of the structure. The stairway…