Home Owners' Loan Corp. v. Huffman

GARDNER, Circuit Judge.

This was an action to recover damages on account of personal injuries suffered by appellee as the result of a fall down a basement stairway in a dwelling house, at Kansas City, Missouri. We shall refer to the parties as they appeared in the trial court. The premises had been leased by the defendant to one George H. Sweeney as a dwelling house and were occupied by him as such at the time plaintiff received her injuries. Plaintiff was employed by Sweeney’s wife as a beauty operator and was a member of his household when she received her injuries.

It is alleged that on or…