Ranus ex rel. Winterman v. Boatmen's Bank
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Wm. M. Kinsey, Judge. (1) Tlie building was not a hotel or dormitory, (a) If appellant was under any duty to construct fire escapes upon the building in question, it was obligated to construct only such fire escapes as were required and designated by the Building Commissioner of - the City of St. Louis.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Wm. M. Kinsey, Judge. (1) Tlie building was not a hotel or dormitory, (a) If appellant was under any duty to construct fire escapes upon the building in question, it was obligated to construct only such fire escapes as were required and designated by the Building Commissioner of - the City of St. Louis. R. S. 1909, sec. 10668. (b) The building in question was not used for manufacturing purposes, was not a hotel, dormitory or school, seminary, hospital or asylum and hence no one was obligated to construct-thereon one fire escape for every fifty…
1Opinion of the CourtBond, C. J.
Esther Lenore Ranus, the infant child of Arthur T. Ranus, recovered, a judgment of ten thousand dollars against the Boatmen’s Bank for alleged negligence, which caused the death of her father.
On Apiri 9, 1914, at two o’clock in the morning, the seven-story brick building at the corner of Washington Avenue and Fourth Street, in the City of St. Louis, was completely destroyed by fire. The building was occupied by the Missouri Athletic Club, for club purposes, with the exception of one hundred and thirty-five feet on the Fourth Street side and fifty feet ón the Washington Avenue front, which was…
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