Yall v. Snow
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Eon. John A. Blevins, Judge. (1) The obligation to erect fire-escapes is upon all of the parties named in the statute, but primarily upon the owner. The Legislature meant the owner of the building and not the owner of the business, as the building and not the business is spoken of in the statute.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Eon. John A. Blevins, Judge. (1) The obligation to erect fire-escapes is upon all of the parties named in the statute, but primarily upon the owner. The Legislature meant the owner of the building and not the owner of the business, as the building and not the business is spoken of in the statute. (2) The statute in section one places the duty of erecting fire-escapes upon the same person or persons for buildings already erected as it does upon buildings to be erected in the future. It must be the duty of the owner of the buildings in the future to…
1Opinion of the CourtGantt, J.
This action was commenced in the circuit court of the city of St. Louis, on the 7th day of November, 1903. It is brought by the plaintiff as. the widow of Morris Yall, deceased, for damages accruing to her from the death of her husband by the burning of a certain three-story brick building in the city of St. Louis, located on the southwest comer of Olive and Beaumont streets, and numbered 2700 and 2702 Olive street.
The petition alleges in substance that Robert B. Show, the defendant, was at all the times herein mentioned, and is at present, the owner of the above-described property, commonly…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Pauley v. Steam Gauge & Lantern Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Jones v. Granite MillsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1878
- Schmalzried v. WhiteTennessee Supreme Court · 1896
- White v. ThurberNew York Supreme Court · 1890
- Yall v. GillhamSupreme Court of Missouri · 1905
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