Gaines v. Property Servicing Company

DALTON, Presiding Judge.

Action for damages for personal injuries sustained on April 24, 1952, as the result of a fire in defendant’s three story apa'rtment building which was not equipped with a fire escape as required by Chapter 320, Section 320.010 et seq., RSMo 1949, V.A.M.S. Verdict and judgment were for plaintiff for $18,500. Defendant has appealed.

Plaintiff and one Clara Burns had rented and occupied for some two years an apartment consisting of one room and a kitchenette on the third floor of a five family apartment building owned and operated by defendant and located at 103 N.…