Smith v. M. P. W. Realty Co.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Eagen,

In this personal injury action, the trial court entered a compulsory nonsuit which the court en banc refused to remove. The plaintiff appeals.

The defendant is the owner of a building leased to several commercial enterprises. Since 1955 the plaintiff has been the lessee of part of the building which he uses for the operation of a credit bureau. This leasehold originally consisted of four rooms, but on November 1, 1959, an adjoining room was added thereto and plaintiff entered into occupancy thereof during the second or third week of December. The entire building is…