Siggins v. McGill

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Pitney, J.

Plaintiff was a tenant of the defendants, occupying an apartment in a building owned by them in Jersey City. There were several apartments in the building, and these were separately rented out by defendants to different *264families. The halls and stairways of the building were used in common by the several tenants. While descending one of these stairways the plaintiff stumbled and fell, sustaining personal injuries. This action was brought to recover compensation therefor from the landlords, upon the ground that the plaintiff’s fall was due to…