Berdieff v. Seymour Argule

This is an action for personal injuries suffered by an infant plaintiff, Nicholas Berdieff, and for expenses and loss of services by his mother, Caroline Berdieff. The answer admits that defendants Seymour Argule, Jerome Gutt and Max Kaplan (hereafter referred to as the “ store tenants ”) do business under the firm name of Ben Kaplan Paints. It is stipulated that they were in possession and control of the store, that Ben Kaplan is the owner of the vacant lot contiguous to the store premises, and that defendants Helen Argule, Edna Gutt and Max Kaplan are the owners of the store premises.…