Kranz v. Thieben

This suit was brought by Ludwig Thieben, the defendant in error, against John Kranz, plaintiff in error, before a justice of the peace, to recover damages alleged to have been sustained by Thieben by the falling of plastering from the ceiling of a store occupied by him as a crockery dealer. The case was taken by appeal to the Circuit Court of Cook county, where it was tried by a jury, resulting in a verdict for Thieben for $100.46. Kranz brings the case to this court by writ of error.

It appears Kranz was a manufacturer of candies, using the story above Thieben’s store for a packing room. In…