Myer v. Franklin Hotel Co.

Plaintiff owns certain business property in Saginaw, a portion of which is adjacent to the rear wall of what is known in the record as the Franklin Hotel. The Franklin Hotel is 6 stories high. The structure, formerly known as the McCormick Building, was rebuilt in 1916* by adding 2 or 3 stories (the witnesses are uncertain as to the exact number added) to make up the present 6. At that time, and as far back as 1908 according to the memory of 1 witness, a steel ladder fastened to the rear wall formed the means of emergency exit from the -upper floors. During such rebuilding the ladder was…