Beard v. Haskell Park Building Corp.

This suit was brought to recover for goods stolen from a trunk stored by plaintiff in the trunk room of an apartment building owned by defendant. A jury returned a verdict for plaintiff in the sum of $942. From a judgment on the verdict this appeal is prosecuted.

Appellant is a corporation, owning and operating a 5-story brick apartment building at the corner of two intersecting streets in the city of Eockford. The first floor of the building is divided into three storerooms, a lobby, and-janitor’s quarters. The house hostess in the lobby could see anyone coming into the building from either…