Goldwyn Distributing Corp. v. Carroll
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Appeal from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. Action by the Goldwyn Distributing Corporation against Harry R. Carroll. From a judgment sustaining a demurrer to the declaration, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
ROBB, Associate Justice.
This is an appeal from a judgment in the Supreme Court of the District sustaining the demurrer of the defendant, appellee here, to the declaration of plaintiff, appellant here, seeking a recovery for money paid by the plaintiff in its construction of a fire escape upon premises owned by the defendant and leased in part by the plaintiff.
The Act of March 19, 1906 (34 Stat. 70), as amended by the Act of March 2, 1907 (34 Stat. 1247), makes it “the duty of the owner, entitled to the beneficial use, rental, or control of any building three or more stories in height, or over…
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