Staniszewski v. Lane

The claimant, a young .man, was injured by the giving way of a floor outside of the entrance door, but within the walls, of a building belonging to a woman who afterwards died. The place is called in the record and briefs an areaway, through which the various tenants of the owner passed when entering or leaving their respective premises. After the owner’s death a claim was filed before commissioners, a hearing was had, and the claim was disallowed. We understand that the claim was contested before the commissioners. The claimant appealed, and the cause was tried in the circuit court, where…