Dudley v. Lewis Shoe Co.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Corporation Court of the city of Danville, in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for the plaintiff. Defendant assigns error.
1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, J.
The defendant in error was a tenant of the plaintiff in error,, occupying one of several stores in the “Dudley Block,” situated on the corner of Main and Union streets in Danville. The second and third stories of the building, which cover all the stores in the block, were occupied by numerous tenants as offices, lodge rooms, club rooms, etc., the landlord occupying no part of the building, and retaining no portion thereof for her own use. The building was supplied throughout, for the convenience of the tenants, with water pipes, talcing water to the respective apartments. The building was not…
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