Moran v. Hartenbach

By this action plaintiff sought to recover $50,000 for personal injuries and damages alleged to have been sustained from a fall in a building owned by defendant Harten-bach and occupied by defendant Wheeler. Trial to a jury resulted in a verdict and judgment for $2000 against both defendants, from which they appeal.

The building in question was known and numbered as 1163 South Kingshighway Boulevard in the City of St. Louis, and was located on the west side of that street, facing east. Defendant Wheeler had occupied it since 1960 under a written lease from Hartenbach (not introduced in…