Evans v. Kirson
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error, to Circuit Court, Berkeley Couuty. Trespass on the case by James P. Evans against Noah Kirson and others. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants bring error.
1Opinion of the Court
Lynch, Judge:
The judgment complained of on this writ plaintiff recovered in an action of trespass on the ease for damages sustained by him as a result of an injury to his property, consisting of pool tables, by water escaping from bursted pipes in the two upper stories of a three-story brick building owned by defendants. The latter leased to plaintiff the first story and basement for a period of two years from April 1, 1916, at a monthly rental of $80. The'upper stories were not occupied by tenants at the date of the accident, but seem to have been used by defendants for storage purposes. The…
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